Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Kasane, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°49'46"S by 25°9'47"E)
Distance from PBH to BBK:
5,315.51 miles (8,554.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Kasane Airport (BBK), Kasane, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,316 miles (or 8,554 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 Kasane 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 Kasane 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: | BBK / FBKE |
| Airport Name: | Kasane Airport |
| Location: | Kasane, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'46"S by 25°9'47"E |
| Area Served: | Kasane |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3290 feet (1,003 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBK |
| More Information: | BBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Paro International Airport (PBH):
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
- 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.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- Druk Air is the national flag carrier airline of Bhutan and has its base at Paro Airport.
Facts about Kasane Airport (BBK):
- The closest airport to Kasane Airport (BBK) is Livingstone Airport (LVI), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) E of BBK.
- The furthest airport from Kasane Airport (BBK) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kasane Airport (meaning Kasane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Kasane Airport (BBK) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 43.40 miles (69.84 km) E | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 2 | 48.08 miles (77.38 km) ESE | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 66.32 miles (106.74 km) WNW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 4 | 133.89 miles (215.47 km) ESE | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 138.48 miles (222.87 km) NNE | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 6 | 186.37 miles (299.94 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 7 | 210.84 miles (339.32 km) N | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 8 | 221.85 miles (357.04 km) NW | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 9 | 261.83 miles (421.37 km) ENE | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 264.39 miles (425.49 km) NW | Kalabo Airport (KLB) | Kalabo, Zambia | |
| 11 | 270.37 miles (435.11 km) NNW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 12 | 271.71 miles (437.27 km) SE | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 274.92 miles (442.45 km) SSE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 14 | 277.95 miles (447.31 km) NE | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 15 | 289.26 miles (465.52 km) W | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,305.44 miles (19,803.64 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,286.45 miles (19,773.08 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,283.01 miles (19,767.54 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,277.22 miles (19,758.22 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,255.74 miles (19,723.65 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,217.97 miles (19,662.87 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,200.69 miles (19,635.05 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,190.40 miles (19,618.49 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,189.45 miles (19,616.96 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,164.89 miles (19,577.44 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,123.05 miles (19,510.10 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,123.05 miles (19,510.10 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,117.39 miles (19,501.00 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,109.41 miles (19,488.16 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |