Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Medellín, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°13'10"N by 75°35'25"W)
Distance from PBH to EOH:
9,906.65 miles (15,943.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), Medellín, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,907 miles (or 15,943 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 Olaya Herrera 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 Olaya Herrera 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: | EOH / SKMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Medellín, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°13'10"N by 75°35'25"W |
| Area Served: | Medellín |
| Operator/Owner: | AirPlan |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 4940 feet (1,506 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOH |
| More Information: | EOH 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.
- The second international airport project, which was planned for construction at the Gelephu site, was downgraded to a domestic airport project in October 2008.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- In 2012 it was reported that 181,659 passengers used the airport.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH):
- Because of Olaya Herrera Airport's high elevation of 4,940 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EOH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EOH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) is José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of EOH.
- Then he began his many efforts to ensure that Medellin had an airport, starting with securing the financial resources to Bountiful businessmen of the time, choose the same land where the airport should be built and overcome all sorts of obstacles imposed by the local government then.
- The airport still retains its classification International Airport even though it only operates domestic and regional flights.
- Don Gonzalo Mejia was a visionary and observer of commercial aviation in the 1920s and 1930s and saw a great opportunity for the development of it in Medellin because of its topography, that transport to and from an odyssey Medellín decided to launch a struggle for the city to have its own airport.
- Aerolínea de Antioquia has its headquarters on the airport property.West Caribbean Airways, when it existed, had its corporate headquarters, operational center, and call center in Hangar 73 on the airport property.
- Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Olaya Herrera Airport (meaning Olaya Herrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Olaya Herrera Airport", another name for EOH is "Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera".
| 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 | 11.81 miles (19.01 km) ESE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 2 | 80.93 miles (130.25 km) WSW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 3 | 82.68 miles (133.06 km) S | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 4 | 84.87 miles (136.59 km) SE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 5 | 97.77 miles (157.34 km) S | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) SSW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 7 | 109.18 miles (175.71 km) NNE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 8 | 121.76 miles (195.96 km) WSW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) S | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 123.77 miles (199.19 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 11 | 123.93 miles (199.44 km) W | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 12 | 128.18 miles (206.29 km) SSE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 13 | 134.41 miles (216.31 km) NW | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 14 | 134.45 miles (216.37 km) ENE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 15 | 144.43 miles (232.44 km) SE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.04 miles (19,877.02 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,312.39 miles (19,814.82 km) SSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,282.37 miles (19,766.51 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,266.34 miles (19,740.71 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,220.25 miles (19,666.54 km) SE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,214.40 miles (19,657.13 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,206.58 miles (19,644.53 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,162.32 miles (19,573.30 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,150.86 miles (19,554.87 km) W | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,131.65 miles (19,523.96 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,115.87 miles (19,498.56 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,104.09 miles (19,479.60 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,103.89 miles (19,479.27 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,082.77 miles (19,445.28 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |