Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Alexandria Bay, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Maxson Airfield (AXB), Alexandria Bay, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,395 miles (or 11,901 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 Maxson Airfield, 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 Maxson Airfield. 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: | AXB / |
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Location: | Alexandria Bay, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°19'0"N by 75°53'58"W |
Area Served: | Alexandria Bay, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Thousand Islands Airport LLC |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 340 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AXB |
More Information: | AXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Paro International Airport (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.
- In 2012 it was reported that 181,659 passengers used the airport.
- The airport has a single, 6,445 feet asphalt runway.
- 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.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of 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.
Facts about Maxson Airfield (AXB):
- In addition to being known as "Maxson Airfield", another name for AXB is "89NY (formerly 89N)".
- Maxson Airfield (AXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Maxson Airfield's relatively low elevation of 340 feet, planes can take off or land at Maxson Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Maxson Airfield (AXB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,510 miles (18,523 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Maxson Airfield (AXB) is Watertown International Airport (ART), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of AXB.