Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Bajhang, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°32'20"N by 81°11'7"E)
Distance from PIZ to BJH:
4,881.60 miles (7,856.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Bajhang Airport (BJH), Bajhang, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,882 miles (or 7,856 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Bajhang 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Bajhang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJH / VNBG |
| Airport Name: | Bajhang Airport |
| Location: | Bajhang, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°32'20"N by 81°11'7"E |
| Area Served: | Bajhang, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJH |
| More Information: | BJH Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Point Lay.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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.
Facts about Bajhang Airport (BJH):
- Because of Bajhang Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Bajhang Airport (BJH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,772 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Bajhang Airport (BJH) is Sanphebagar Airport (FEB), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of BJH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.20 miles (34.11 km) S | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 2 | 29.09 miles (46.81 km) E | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 3 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) NE | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 4 | 63.37 miles (101.98 km) ESE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 5 | 74.10 miles (119.25 km) WSW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 6 | 87.63 miles (141.02 km) SE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 7 | 103.37 miles (166.35 km) SSE | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 8 | 105.64 miles (170.01 km) ESE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 9 | 161.76 miles (260.33 km) ESE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 10 | 185.58 miles (298.66 km) WNW | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 11 | 189.84 miles (305.51 km) NNW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 12 | 192.40 miles (309.63 km) ESE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 13 | 192.75 miles (310.20 km) S | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 14 | 192.81 miles (310.30 km) ESE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 15 | 195.13 miles (314.02 km) SE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,771.59 miles (18,944.49 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,871.36 miles (17,495.71 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,823.04 miles (17,417.96 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,817.50 miles (17,409.04 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,817.28 miles (17,408.68 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,815.73 miles (17,406.19 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 10,811.19 miles (17,398.88 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,809.53 miles (17,396.21 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,803.10 miles (17,385.87 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,800.43 miles (17,381.56 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,788.16 miles (17,361.82 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,787.10 miles (17,360.11 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,785.63 miles (17,357.74 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,783.69 miles (17,354.62 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,781.89 miles (17,351.72 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |