Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Mount Isa Airport (ISA), Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,715 miles (or 7,588 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 Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa 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: | ISA / YBMA |
Airport Name: | Mount Isa Airport |
Location: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°39'50"S by 139°29'18"E |
Area Served: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Mount Isa Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1121 feet (342 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISA |
More Information: | ISA 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 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.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Druk Air is the national flag carrier airline of Bhutan and has its base at Paro Airport.
Facts about Mount Isa Airport (ISA):
- On 22 September 1966 a Vickers Viscount aircraft departed from Mount Isa Airport with twenty passengers for a flight to Brisbane via Longreach.
- The furthest airport from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,402 miles (18,349 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Since 2005 the airport has been owned by Queensland Airports Limited, which also owns Townsville Airport and Gold Coast Airport.
- The closest airport to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of ISA.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,121 ft above sea level.
- Mount Isa Airport (ISA) currently has only 1 runway.