Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and La Chorrera, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°27'28"S by 72°48'8"W)
Distance from PBH to LCR:
10,292.04 miles (16,563.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and La Chorrera Airport (LCR), La Chorrera, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,292 miles (or 16,563 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 La Chorrera 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 La Chorrera 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: | LCR / |
| Airport Name: | La Chorrera Airport |
| Location: | La Chorrera, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°27'28"S by 72°48'8"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCR |
| More Information: | LCR 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.
- 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.
- Bathpalathang Airport in Bumthang district and Yongphulla Airport in Trashigang District are two other airports in the country.
- The second international airport project, which was planned for construction at the Gelephu site, was downgraded to a domestic airport project in October 2008.
- 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.
- In 2012 it was reported that 181,659 passengers used the airport.
Facts about La Chorrera Airport (LCR):
- La Chorrera Airport handled 23,164 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from La Chorrera Airport (LCR) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to La Chorrera Airport (meaning La Chorrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to La Chorrera Airport (LCR) is Araracuara Airport (ACR), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) NNE of LCR.
| 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 | 65.46 miles (105.35 km) NNE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 2 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) WNW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 3 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) SSW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 4 | 222.79 miles (358.55 km) E | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 5 | 237.55 miles (382.29 km) ESE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 258.04 miles (415.28 km) NE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 7 | 260.35 miles (418.99 km) NNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 8 | 273.22 miles (439.70 km) SE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 276.53 miles (445.03 km) SE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 279.20 miles (449.33 km) N | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 284.14 miles (457.28 km) NW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 12 | 289.29 miles (465.57 km) WNW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 13 | 297.13 miles (478.18 km) WNW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 300.71 miles (483.94 km) WNW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 312.07 miles (502.23 km) WNW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.98 miles (19,780.36 km) NNE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,257.94 miles (19,727.20 km) W | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,248.99 miles (19,712.80 km) ENE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,248.59 miles (19,712.15 km) NNW | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,248.17 miles (19,711.46 km) NW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) E | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,215.09 miles (19,658.24 km) E | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 8 | 12,209.57 miles (19,649.35 km) E | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,208.66 miles (19,647.88 km) WNW | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,206.94 miles (19,645.12 km) ENE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,206.78 miles (19,644.86 km) E | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,197.58 miles (19,630.05 km) ENE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,195.75 miles (19,627.11 km) E | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 14 | 12,192.84 miles (19,622.43 km) E | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,143.83 miles (19,543.55 km) S | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |