Nonstop flight route between Port Antonio, Jamaica and South Lake Tahoe, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(18°11'56"N by 76°32'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W)
Distance from POT to TVL:
2,962.78 miles (4,768.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT), Port Antonio, Jamaica and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,963 miles (or 4,768 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 Ken Jones Aerodrome and Lake Tahoe 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 Ken Jones Aerodrome and Lake Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POT / MKKJ |
| Airport Name: | Ken Jones Aerodrome |
| Location: | Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°11'56"N by 76°32'3"W |
| Area Served: | Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POT |
| More Information: | POT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL |
| Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
| Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
| More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT):
- Because of Ken Jones Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Ken Jones Aerodrome 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.
- The furthest airport from Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Ken Jones Aerodrome is an airport located 10 km west of Port Antonio, in northeastern Jamaica.
- Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.
- The closest airport to Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of POT.
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lake Tahoe Airport is a public airport three miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In 1999 Casino Express Airlines operating as Tahoe Air started low fare Boeing 737-200s nonstop to San Jose and Los Angeles.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.93 miles (38.51 km) SW | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica |     |
| 2 | 24.64 miles (39.66 km) SW | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 3 | 31.83 miles (51.23 km) WNW | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 92.85 miles (149.42 km) WNW | Sangster International Airport (MBJ) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 118.75 miles (191.12 km) W | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica | |
| 6 | 130.60 miles (210.18 km) NNE | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 7 | 148.29 miles (238.64 km) NE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 8 | 148.83 miles (239.52 km) NNW | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 151.94 miles (244.52 km) N | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 10 | 158.25 miles (254.68 km) ENE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 11 | 158.30 miles (254.75 km) NE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 12 | 179.29 miles (288.54 km) N | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 13 | 180.28 miles (290.13 km) E | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 14 | 184.02 miles (296.14 km) NNE | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| 15 | 184.25 miles (296.53 km) NNE | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,881.15 miles (19,120.80 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,830.22 miles (19,038.84 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,694.00 miles (18,819.62 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,638.06 miles (18,729.60 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,635.21 miles (18,725.01 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,620.93 miles (18,702.03 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,615.89 miles (18,693.92 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,608.56 miles (18,682.12 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,599.64 miles (18,667.76 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,593.86 miles (18,658.45 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,580.64 miles (18,637.18 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,578.51 miles (18,633.76 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,575.52 miles (18,628.95 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,575.35 miles (18,628.67 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,552.91 miles (18,592.56 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) ENE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) NE | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 30.44 miles (48.99 km) NNW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 42.46 miles (68.34 km) WSW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 43.55 miles (70.09 km) NNE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 46.49 miles (74.82 km) NW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 7 | 58.55 miles (94.22 km) W | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 8 | 63.82 miles (102.70 km) SSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 9 | 74.02 miles (119.13 km) WSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 10 | 77.24 miles (124.31 km) ESE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 77.29 miles (124.38 km) W | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 12 | 78.37 miles (126.12 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) ENE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 79.15 miles (127.38 km) WNW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 84.96 miles (136.74 km) WSW | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,214.25 miles (18,047.54 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,192.69 miles (18,012.84 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,164.60 miles (17,967.63 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,153.61 miles (17,949.94 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,111.70 miles (17,882.51 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,099.51 miles (17,862.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,032.78 miles (17,755.50 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,009.47 miles (17,717.98 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,913.43 miles (17,563.42 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,913.17 miles (17,563.00 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,897.53 miles (17,537.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,865.63 miles (17,486.49 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,858.53 miles (17,475.07 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,843.44 miles (17,450.78 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,820.56 miles (17,413.97 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |