Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Lethem, Guyana:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°22'21"N by 59°47'21"W)
Distance from PBH to LTM:
9,482.42 miles (15,260.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Lethem Airport (LTM), Lethem, Guyana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,482 miles (or 15,260 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 Lethem 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 Lethem 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: | LTM / SYLT |
| Airport Name: | Lethem Airport |
| Location: | Lethem, Guyana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'21"N by 59°47'21"W |
| Area Served: | Lethem, Guyana, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LTM |
| More Information: | LTM 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.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 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.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of 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 second international airport project, which was planned for construction at the Gelephu site, was downgraded to a domestic airport project in October 2008.
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
Facts about Lethem Airport (LTM):
- Because of Lethem Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Lethem Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Lethem Airport (LTM) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is nearly antipodal to Lethem Airport (meaning Lethem Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andi Jemma Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Masamba, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Lethem Airport (LTM) is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WSW of LTM.
| 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 | 72.31 miles (116.37 km) WSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 2 | 222.03 miles (357.32 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 3 | 240.44 miles (386.95 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 4 | 260.20 miles (418.75 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 5 | 263.07 miles (423.36 km) NNW | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 264.08 miles (424.99 km) NNE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | 273.13 miles (439.56 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 8 | 281.32 miles (452.75 km) E | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 9 | 289.06 miles (465.20 km) NW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 292.66 miles (470.99 km) E | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 11 | 294.12 miles (473.33 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 299.87 miles (482.60 km) E | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 13 | 300.21 miles (483.14 km) E | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 14 | 304.78 miles (490.50 km) E | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 15 | 309.89 miles (498.73 km) ENE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,380.04 miles (19,923.69 km) S | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,338.84 miles (19,857.39 km) ESE | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,338.61 miles (19,857.02 km) SW | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,311.62 miles (19,813.59 km) SSE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,276.91 miles (19,757.73 km) WSW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,224.67 miles (19,673.65 km) SW | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,218.32 miles (19,663.44 km) SW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,197.54 miles (19,629.99 km) SW | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,165.60 miles (19,578.58 km) ESE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 10 | 12,157.62 miles (19,565.75 km) E | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,146.32 miles (19,547.57 km) E | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,130.31 miles (19,521.79 km) SE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,116.71 miles (19,499.90 km) SSW | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,105.18 miles (19,481.35 km) SSW | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,082.75 miles (19,445.26 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |