Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Carnot, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°55'58"N by 15°54'0"E)
Distance from PBH to CRF:
5,051.64 miles (8,129.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Carnot Airport (CRF), Carnot, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,052 miles (or 8,130 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 Carnot 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 Carnot 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: | CRF / FEFC |
| Airport Name: | Carnot Airport |
| Location: | Carnot, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°55'58"N by 15°54'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1985 feet (605 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRF |
| More Information: | CRF 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.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- 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.
- 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.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Carnot Airport (CRF):
- Carnot Airport (CRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Carnot Airport (CRF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Carnot Airport (meaning Carnot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,005 miles (19,320 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Carnot Airport (CRF) is Berbérati Airport (BBT), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) S of CRF.
| 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 | 49.92 miles (80.33 km) S | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) NNW | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 101.73 miles (163.72 km) NNE | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) WSW | Batouri Airport (OUR) | Batouri, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 121.48 miles (195.50 km) E | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 6 | 150.53 miles (242.25 km) NE | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 152.02 miles (244.66 km) W | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) ESE | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 196.42 miles (316.11 km) NE | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 221.45 miles (356.38 km) SE | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 233.36 miles (375.55 km) NE | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 255.31 miles (410.87 km) N | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 13 | 274.33 miles (441.49 km) SSE | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 309.77 miles (498.53 km) N | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 15 | 310.89 miles (500.32 km) WSW | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,004.71 miles (19,319.65 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,891.64 miles (19,137.70 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,769.22 miles (18,940.67 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,700.16 miles (18,829.54 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,696.44 miles (18,823.54 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,693.65 miles (18,819.05 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,650.21 miles (18,749.14 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,630.45 miles (18,717.36 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,619.58 miles (18,699.85 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,612.68 miles (18,688.75 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,607.13 miles (18,679.82 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,430.98 miles (18,396.33 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,383.45 miles (18,319.85 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 14 | 11,363.08 miles (18,287.05 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,320.39 miles (18,218.36 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |