Nonstop flight route between Pilar, Paraguay and Leiden, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL), Pilar, Paraguay and Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), Leiden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,641 miles (or 10,687 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base, 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL):

• In addition to being known as "Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport", another name for PIL is "Aeropuerto Carlos Miguel Jiménez de Pilar".
• Because of Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlos Miguel Jiménez 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.
• Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) is Formosa International Airport (FMA), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of PIL.
• The furthest airport from Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (meaning Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Facts about Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID):

• In March of 2014 Valkenburg was used as the home base for both police and military helicopters providing security during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.
• The closest airport to Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) S of LID.
• In addition to being known as "Valkenburg Naval Air Base", another name for LID is "Vliegkamp Valkenburg".
• The furthest airport from Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• After the war it briefly served as a home for the Royal Netherlands Air Force air transport wing, but in 1947 the Navy received control of the air base.
• Construction of the air base was commenced in 1939, but not completed before the start of the Second World War.
• Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) has 2 runways.
• Because of Valkenburg Naval Air Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Valkenburg Naval Air Base 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.