Nonstop flight route between Paro, Bhutan and North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan and North Battleford Airport (YQW), North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,795 miles (or 10,936 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 North Battleford 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 North Battleford 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: | YQW / CYQW |
Airport Name: | North Battleford Airport |
Location: | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°46'9"N by 108°14'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of North Battleford |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1799 feet (548 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQW |
More Information: | YQW Maps & Info |
Facts about Paro International Airport (PBH):
- 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.
- 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.
- Druk Air is the national flag carrier airline of Bhutan and has its base at Paro Airport.
- The airport has a single, 6,445 feet asphalt runway.
Facts about North Battleford Airport (YQW):
- The furthest airport from North Battleford Airport (YQW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- North Battleford Airport (YQW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to North Battleford Airport (YQW) is Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of YQW.