Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and Stony River, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(61°47'22"N by 156°35'18"W)
Distance from PBH to SRV:
5,279.17 miles (8,495.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and Stony River Airport (SRV), Stony River, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,279 miles (or 8,496 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 Stony River 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 Stony River 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: | SRV / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Stony River, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'22"N by 156°35'18"W |
| Area Served: | Stony River, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SRV |
| More Information: | SRV 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.
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
- 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.
- 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 2012 it was reported that 181,659 passengers used the airport.
Facts about Stony River Airport (SRV):
- The closest airport to Stony River Airport (SRV) is Sleetmute Airport (SLQ), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of SRV.
- Because of Stony River Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Stony River 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.
- Stony River Airport (SRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Stony River Airport (SRV) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,517 miles (16,925 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Stony River Airport", another name for SRV is "Stony River 2 Airport".
| 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 | 19.86 miles (31.96 km) WSW | Sleetmute Airport (SLQ) | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 24.88 miles (40.04 km) W | Red Devil Airport (RDV) | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 50.73 miles (81.64 km) W | Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) | Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 58.40 miles (93.99 km) SE | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 78.81 miles (126.84 km) NNE | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 85.09 miles (136.95 km) NNE | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 86.29 miles (138.88 km) NNE | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) W | Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) W | Aniak Airport (ANI) | Aniak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 106.99 miles (172.18 km) WNW | Holy Cross Airport (HCR) | Holy Cross, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 110.91 miles (178.50 km) NE | Nikolai Airport (NIB) | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 114.39 miles (184.09 km) NW | Shageluk Airport (SHX) | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) N | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 124.29 miles (200.03 km) W | Kalskag Airport (KLG) | Kalskag, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 125.76 miles (202.39 km) WSW | Nyac Airport (ZNC) | Nyac, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,516.64 miles (16,924.84 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,513.21 miles (16,919.33 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,502.90 miles (16,902.74 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,479.88 miles (16,865.69 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,440.41 miles (16,802.16 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,333.87 miles (16,630.71 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,276.99 miles (16,539.17 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,219.98 miles (16,447.42 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,219.74 miles (16,447.03 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,219.10 miles (16,446.01 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,212.08 miles (16,434.70 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,199.95 miles (16,415.19 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,195.24 miles (16,407.61 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,193.33 miles (16,404.53 km) SSW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,186.48 miles (16,393.51 km) SSW | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |