Nonstop flight route between Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and La Paz, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia and El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,006 miles (or 17,713 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) and El Alto International 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 Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) and El Alto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDG / WIPT |
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Location: | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°47'12"S by 100°16'50"E |
Area Served: | Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDG |
More Information: | PDG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPB / SLLP |
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Location: | La Paz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°30'47"S by 68°11'31"W |
Area Served: | La Paz, Bolivia |
Operator/Owner: | Abertis Airports |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13325 feet (4,061 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPB |
More Information: | LPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG):
- The closest airport to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 99 miles (159 kilometers) SSW of PDG.
- In addition to being known as "Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)", other names for PDG include "Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau (MIA)" and "بانداراينتيرنسيونالمينڠكاباو".
- Because of Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) 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.
- Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Along with the development of the airport, the local government has completed a flyover at the intersection of the entrance to the airport which links the Airport with the By-pass arterial road.
- The furthest airport from Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), which is nearly antipodal to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (meaning Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Facts about El Alto International Airport (LPB):
- In addition to being known as "El Alto International Airport", another name for LPB is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto".
- The airport is located in the city of El Alto and has served since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new passenger terminal with modern facilities was built.
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) has 2 runways.
- Because of El Alto International Airport's high elevation of 13,325 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LPB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LPB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to El Alto International Airport (meaning El Alto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
- The Bolivian territory is characterized by extremely eventful relief.
- El Alto International Airport handled 833,212 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Apolo Airport (APB), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) N of LPB.