Nonstop flight route between Placencia, Belize and Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Placencia Airport (PLJ), Placencia, Belize and Mount Isa Airport (ISA), Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,301 miles (or 14,969 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 Placencia Airport and Mount Isa 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 Placencia Airport and Mount Isa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLJ / |
Airport Name: | Placencia Airport |
Location: | Placencia, Belize |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°32'12"N by 88°21'42"W |
Area Served: | Placencia |
Operator/Owner: | n/a |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from PLJ |
More Information: | PLJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISA / YBMA |
Airport Name: | Mount Isa Airport |
Location: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°39'50"S by 139°29'18"E |
Area Served: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Mount Isa Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1121 feet (342 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISA |
More Information: | ISA Maps & Info |
Facts about Placencia Airport (PLJ):
- Because of Placencia Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Placencia 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.
- Tropic Air reported the runway dimensions as 1900 x 25, however the Belize Civil Aviation Department reports the runway dimensions to be 2135 x 25.
- The closest airport to Placencia Airport (PLJ) is Independence Airport (INB), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PLJ.
- The furthest airport from Placencia Airport (PLJ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,977 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- As of December 2012, the runway is paved in good condition.
Facts about Mount Isa Airport (ISA):
- Mount Isa Airport is an airport serving the western Queensland city of Mount Isa, Australia.
- In the 2010-2011 financial year, Mount Isa Airport handled 217,525 passengers, a 25.1% increase over the previous year.
- Mount Isa Airport was ranked 30th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- The closest airport to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of ISA.
- Mount Isa Airport (ISA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,402 miles (18,349 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.