Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Araracuara, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°36'3"S by 72°23'52"W)
Distance from PBH to ACR:
10,226.97 miles (16,458.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Araracuara Airport (ACR), Araracuara, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,227 miles (or 16,459 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Paro International Airport and Araracuara Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Paro International Airport and Araracuara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBH / VQPR |
| Airport Name: | Paro International Airport |
| Location: | Paro, Bhutan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E |
| Area Served: | Thimphu and Paro District |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7300 feet (2,225 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBH |
| More Information: | PBH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACR / SKAC |
| Airport Name: | Araracuara Airport |
| Location: | Araracuara, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°36'3"S by 72°23'52"W |
| Area Served: | Araracuara, Colombia |
| Elevation: | 1250 feet (381 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACR |
| More Information: | ACR Maps & Info |
Facts about Paro International Airport (PBH):
- With surrounding peaks as high as 18,000 ft it is considered one of the world's most challenging airports, and as of October 2009, only eight pilots in the world are certified to land at the airport.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- The furthest airport from Paro International Airport (PBH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Paro International Airport's high elevation of 7,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PBH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PBH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Araracuara Airport (ACR):
- The furthest airport from Araracuara Airport (ACR) is Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK), which is nearly antipodal to Araracuara Airport (meaning Araracuara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Supadio International Airport (SPA)), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Araracuara Airport (ACR) is La Chorrera Airport (LCR), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SSW of ACR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) SSE | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India |     |
| 2 | 81.96 miles (131.90 km) E | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| 3 | 83.93 miles (135.07 km) SW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 4 | 92.59 miles (149.00 km) SSE | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 5 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) SW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 6 | 105.12 miles (169.17 km) S | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| 7 | 118.29 miles (190.37 km) SSW | Saidpur Airport (SPD) | Saidpur, Bangladesh | |
| 8 | 134.41 miles (216.31 km) N | Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) | Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 9 | 146.64 miles (235.99 km) W | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 10 | 147.48 miles (237.35 km) WSW | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 11 | 158.92 miles (255.75 km) NE | Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 12 | 161.08 miles (259.23 km) ESE | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 13 | 165.83 miles (266.88 km) W | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 14 | 169.17 miles (272.25 km) W | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 15 | 174.03 miles (280.08 km) W | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,280.78 miles (18,154.61 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,250.61 miles (18,106.06 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,235.55 miles (18,081.82 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,227.47 miles (18,068.82 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,219.40 miles (18,055.84 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,204.93 miles (18,032.53 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,200.62 miles (18,025.60 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,189.32 miles (18,007.42 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,181.96 miles (17,995.58 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,153.08 miles (17,949.10 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,152.47 miles (17,948.12 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,144.26 miles (17,934.90 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,139.13 miles (17,926.64 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,127.07 miles (17,907.24 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,125.66 miles (17,904.98 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.46 miles (105.35 km) SSW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 2 | 166.47 miles (267.91 km) W | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 3 | 196.91 miles (316.89 km) NE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 201.08 miles (323.61 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 5 | 214.75 miles (345.61 km) NNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 6 | 220.41 miles (354.71 km) N | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 7 | 228.78 miles (368.18 km) SSW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 8 | 246.61 miles (396.87 km) SE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 266.01 miles (428.11 km) NW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 10 | 293.61 miles (472.53 km) WNW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 11 | 300.51 miles (483.63 km) SE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 304.35 miles (489.81 km) SE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 310.54 miles (499.76 km) WNW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 14 | 312.65 miles (503.16 km) W | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 316.56 miles (509.46 km) NW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,301.92 miles (19,797.97 km) WNW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,265.65 miles (19,739.60 km) WNW | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,225.52 miles (19,675.02 km) NNE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,223.54 miles (19,671.83 km) E | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,207.38 miles (19,645.82 km) NW | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,205.33 miles (19,642.52 km) S | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,203.33 miles (19,639.31 km) SW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,201.92 miles (19,637.03 km) NNW | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,193.47 miles (19,623.44 km) E | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,181.78 miles (19,604.63 km) ENE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,176.35 miles (19,595.89 km) ENE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,172.73 miles (19,590.06 km) ENE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,162.39 miles (19,573.42 km) ENE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 14 | 12,155.85 miles (19,562.89 km) ENE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,153.97 miles (19,559.86 km) ENE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |