Nonstop flight route between West Palm Beach, Florida, United States and Jambi, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°38'17"S by 103°38'39"E)
Distance from PBI to DJB:
10,688.65 miles (17,201.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States and Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), Jambi, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,689 miles (or 17,202 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 Palm Beach International Airport and Sultan Thaha 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 Palm Beach International Airport and Sultan Thaha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBI / KPBI |
| Airport Name: | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W |
| Area Served: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBI |
| More Information: | PBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJB / WIPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jambi, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°38'17"S by 103°38'39"E |
| Area Served: | Jambi City |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DJB |
| More Information: | DJB Maps & Info |
Facts about Palm Beach International Airport (PBI):
- Because of Palm Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach International 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.
- In 2003 the terminal was voted among the finest in the nation by readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.
- Palm Beach International Airport handled 5,609,168 passengers last year.
- There is 1 Rescue/Pumper unit, 4 Airport Crash Trucks, 1 mobile command unit, 1 support truck, 1 airplane stair truck, and 3 Battalion Officer vehicles in the Battalion.
- The closest airport to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) S of PBI.
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- After several years of Palm Beach County fighting the Air Force presence in West Palm Beach, the Air Force started to close down operations there.
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) has 3 runways.
- In 1937 the airport expanded beyond an airstrip and an administration building when the Palm Beach Aero Corporation obtained a lease, built hangars and the first terminal on the south side of the airport.
Facts about Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB):
- Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Thaha Airport (meaning Sultan Thaha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Garzón Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Villa Garzón, Colombia.
- The closest airport to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of DJB.
- Because of Sultan Thaha Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Thaha 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.
- Departmental Agency of Civil Aviation in 1970 changed the nomenclature to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Airports Pallmerah Became Technical Implementation of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Jambi Province.
- Sultan Thaha Airport handled 1 passengers last year.
- In 2012, the runway will be expanded to 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide to accommodate up to equivalent Boeing 757 from previous Boeing 737.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Thaha Airport", another name for DJB is "Bandar Udara Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.25 miles (10.06 km) S | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 21.05 miles (33.88 km) S | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 30.13 miles (48.49 km) S | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 33.89 miles (54.54 km) S | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 35.31 miles (56.82 km) NNW | Witham Field (SUA) | Stuart, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 37.55 miles (60.44 km) W | Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) | Pahokee, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 42.33 miles (68.13 km) S | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 47.97 miles (77.20 km) S | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 54.77 miles (88.14 km) SSW | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 58.56 miles (94.24 km) NNW | St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 61.54 miles (99.03 km) NW | Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 62.65 miles (100.83 km) S | Miami International Airport (MIA) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 62.68 miles (100.88 km) S | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) E | West End Airport (WTD) | Grand Bahama, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 70.05 miles (112.74 km) NNW | Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,588.49 miles (18,649.82 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,571.67 miles (18,622.75 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,552.27 miles (18,591.52 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,520.49 miles (18,540.38 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.00 miles (18,497.75 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,484.26 miles (18,482.08 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,473.32 miles (18,464.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,438.59 miles (18,408.58 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,427.11 miles (18,390.10 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,415.64 miles (18,371.65 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,406.15 miles (18,356.38 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,404.49 miles (18,353.69 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,402.93 miles (18,351.20 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,394.09 miles (18,336.97 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,387.66 miles (18,326.62 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.65 miles (182.90 km) SE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 153.88 miles (247.64 km) WSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 178.20 miles (286.78 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 187.25 miles (301.34 km) NNE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 193.42 miles (311.27 km) N | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 207.97 miles (334.70 km) N | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 7 | 208.46 miles (335.48 km) N | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 8 | 209.07 miles (336.47 km) N | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 9 | 210.07 miles (338.08 km) NW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 211.64 miles (340.61 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 226.54 miles (364.58 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 233.17 miles (375.25 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 239.70 miles (385.76 km) WNW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 270.59 miles (435.47 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 271.42 miles (436.80 km) NW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,388.09 miles (19,936.65 km) NNE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,382.05 miles (19,926.94 km) W | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,377.75 miles (19,920.01 km) NNE | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,370.03 miles (19,907.59 km) ENE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,357.89 miles (19,888.05 km) N | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,331.24 miles (19,845.16 km) ENE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,327.22 miles (19,838.70 km) ENE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,324.26 miles (19,833.93 km) NNE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,320.23 miles (19,827.44 km) NW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,312.33 miles (19,814.72 km) ENE | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,305.16 miles (19,803.19 km) N | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,285.24 miles (19,771.12 km) NNE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,279.84 miles (19,762.43 km) NNE | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,270.04 miles (19,746.67 km) NW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,255.56 miles (19,723.37 km) WNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |