Nonstop flight route between Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia and Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL), Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia and Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,191 miles (or 9,964 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 Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport and Sumburgh 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 Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport and Sumburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBL / SLSA |
Airport Name: | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport |
Location: | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°45'43"S by 65°26'7"W |
Airport Type: | General |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBL |
More Information: | SBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSI / EGPB |
Airport Name: | Sumburgh Airport |
Location: | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W |
Area Served: | Shetland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSI |
More Information: | LSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL):
- Because of Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Ana del Yacuma 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.
- The closest airport to Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) is La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) S of SBL.
- The furthest airport from Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (meaning Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,418 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sumburgh Airport (LSI):
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) has 2 runways.
- The former RAF Sumburgh airfield had two runways, the longest being 800 yd, and the shorter running a length of 600 yd from shore-line to shore-line.
- The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
- On 1 April 1995, ownership of the Company transferred from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to the Secretary of State for Scotland and subsequently to the Scottish Ministers.
- Because of Sumburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumburgh 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.
- The furthest airport from Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.