Nonstop flight route between Page, Arizona, United States and Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Page Municipal Airport (PGA), Page, Arizona, United States and Bathpalathang Airport (BUT), Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,754 miles (or 12,478 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 Page Municipal Airport and Bathpalathang 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 Page Municipal Airport and Bathpalathang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGA / KPGA |
Airport Name: | Page Municipal Airport |
Location: | Page, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°55'33"N by 111°26'53"W |
Area Served: | Page, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Page |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4316 feet (1,316 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGA |
More Information: | PGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUT / VQBT |
Airport Name: | Bathpalathang Airport |
Location: | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°33'46"N by 90°44'47"E |
Area Served: | Jakar, Bhutan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8858 feet (2,700 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUT |
More Information: | BUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Page Municipal Airport (PGA):
- Because of Page Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Page Municipal Airport (PGA) is Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NE of PGA.
- Page Municipal Airport (PGA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Page Municipal Airport (PGA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,210 miles (18,040 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Bathpalathang Airport (BUT):
- The furthest airport from Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,332 miles (18,237 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Airport construction at Bathpalathang met several delays, including soil instability under the runway, funding, labor and material shortages, and nearby river protection and diversion, each of which underpinned the ultimate success of any airport at the site.
- The closest airport to Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) is Paro International Airport (PBH), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of BUT.
- Because of Bathpalathang Airport's high elevation of 8,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.