Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Arandis Airport (ADI), Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,043 miles (or 9,726 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 Arandis 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 Arandis 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: | ADI / FYAR |
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Location: | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°27'43"S by 14°58'48"E |
Area Served: | Arandis, Namibia |
Operator/Owner: | Private |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1905 feet (581 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADI |
More Information: | ADI Maps & Info |
Facts about Paro International Airport (PBH):
- 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.
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
- 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.
- In 2012 it was reported that 181,659 passengers used the airport.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bathpalathang Airport in Bumthang district and Yongphulla Airport in Trashigang District are two other airports in the country.
- 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.
- Druk Air is the national flag carrier airline of Bhutan and has its base at Paro Airport.
Facts about Arandis Airport (ADI):
- Arandis Airport (ADI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Arandis Airport (ADI) is Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of ADI.
- The furthest airport from Arandis Airport (ADI) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Arandis Airport (meaning Arandis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,101 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Arandis Airport", another name for ADI is "Arandis Airport".