Nonstop flight route between Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia and Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(2°54'1"S by 104°42'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°19'56"S by 70°36'26"W)
Distance from PLM to CNR:
10,392.83 miles (16,725.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia and Chañaral Airport (CNR), Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,393 miles (or 16,726 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLM / WIPP |
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| Location: | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°54'1"S by 104°42'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLM |
| More Information: | PLM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNR / SCRA |
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| Location: | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°19'56"S by 70°36'26"W |
| Area Served: | Chañaral |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNR |
| More Information: | CNR Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM):
- It has officially become an international airport and can accommodate the wide-body aircraft as of September 27, 2005.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)", another name for PLM is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (SMB II)".
- Effective 1 April 1991, the airport is officially managed by the Management of Perum Angkasa Pura II.
- Because of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)'s relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) 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.
- Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NW of PLM.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) is Benito Salas Airport (NVA), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (meaning Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Benito Salas Airport), and is located 12,433 miles (20,009 kilometers) away in Neiva, Colombia.
Facts about Chañaral Airport (CNR):
- Because of Chañaral Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Chañaral 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.
- Chañaral Airport (CNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chañaral Airport (CNR) is Liping Airport (HZH), which is nearly antipodal to Chañaral Airport (meaning Chañaral Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liping Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Liping County, Guizhou, China.
- The closest airport to Chañaral Airport (CNR) is Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) E of CNR.
- In addition to being known as "Chañaral Airport", other names for CNR include "Chañaral Airport (Chañaral)" and "Aeropuerto de Chañaral".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.65 miles (182.90 km) NW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 165.16 miles (265.80 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 176.03 miles (283.29 km) WSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 211.08 miles (339.69 km) E | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 230.34 miles (370.70 km) WNW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 260.39 miles (419.06 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 264.38 miles (425.48 km) N | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 277.23 miles (446.16 km) SSE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 280.72 miles (451.77 km) N | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 298.36 miles (480.17 km) N | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 12 | 299.40 miles (481.83 km) N | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 13 | 303.78 miles (488.88 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 14 | 304.05 miles (489.32 km) NNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 15 | 321.70 miles (517.73 km) NNW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,433.34 miles (20,009.47 km) N | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,349.98 miles (19,875.32 km) ENE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,344.39 miles (19,866.32 km) NNE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,341.33 miles (19,861.40 km) ENE | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,335.60 miles (19,852.17 km) NNW | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,331.07 miles (19,844.88 km) N | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,324.83 miles (19,834.85 km) NNE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,321.12 miles (19,828.87 km) WNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,304.06 miles (19,801.42 km) ENE | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,301.25 miles (19,796.89 km) NNE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,300.69 miles (19,795.99 km) NNE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,292.04 miles (19,782.07 km) NW | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,289.23 miles (19,777.56 km) N | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,289.13 miles (19,777.39 km) NNW | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,276.33 miles (19,756.78 km) NE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.17 miles (83.96 km) E | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 2 | 67.69 miles (108.94 km) S | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 199.80 miles (321.54 km) N | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 4 | 250.23 miles (402.70 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 251.55 miles (404.82 km) N | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 286.31 miles (460.77 km) NNE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 313.95 miles (505.25 km) SE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) ENE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 336.18 miles (541.03 km) ESE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 10 | 341.78 miles (550.04 km) E | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 11 | 369.51 miles (594.66 km) ENE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 12 | 388.56 miles (625.33 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 400.43 miles (644.42 km) ESE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 14 | 401.45 miles (646.07 km) N | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 450.97 miles (725.77 km) ENE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,421.86 miles (19,991.00 km) E | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 2 | 12,357.87 miles (19,888.01 km) NNW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,349.93 miles (19,875.24 km) NNW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,338.98 miles (19,857.61 km) ENE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 12,329.51 miles (19,842.38 km) N | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 12,329.07 miles (19,841.66 km) NE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 12,299.36 miles (19,793.85 km) W | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 12,289.98 miles (19,778.76 km) N | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,286.53 miles (19,773.21 km) NE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,275.82 miles (19,755.97 km) E | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 12,265.73 miles (19,739.73 km) ENE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 12,234.87 miles (19,690.06 km) NNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 12,233.09 miles (19,687.19 km) WNW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 12,218.74 miles (19,664.10 km) E | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 15 | 12,214.06 miles (19,656.57 km) N | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |