Nonstop flight route between St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(27°45'54"N by 82°37'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°49'5"S by 68°22'11"W)
Distance from SPG to APB:
3,093.26 miles (4,978.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St. Petersburg, Florida, United States and Apolo Airport (APB), Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,093 miles (or 4,978 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Apolo 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 Albert Whitted Airport and Apolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPG / KSPG |
| Airport Name: | Albert Whitted Airport |
| Location: | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°45'54"N by 82°37'36"W |
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of St. Petersburg |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPG |
| More Information: | SPG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APB / SLAP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°49'5"S by 68°22'11"W |
| Area Served: | Apolo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4642 feet (1,415 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APB |
| More Information: | APB Maps & Info |
Facts about Albert Whitted Airport (SPG):
- Because of Albert Whitted Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Albert Whitted 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.
- Based on the 2005 Airport Master Plan commissioned by the City of St.
- The furthest airport from Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) has 2 runways.
- A local group, Citizens for a Waterfront Park, collected signatures and placed a question on the 2003 city ballot that would have closed Albert Whitted and turned it into a city park.
- During the first years of World War II, aircraft at CGAS St.
- The closest airport to Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) is MacDill Air Force Base (MCF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of SPG.
Facts about Apolo Airport (APB):
- Apolo Airport (APB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Apolo Airport", another name for APB is "Apolo Airport (Apolo)".
- The furthest airport from Apolo Airport (APB) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Apolo Airport (meaning Apolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- Because of Apolo Airport's high elevation of 4,642 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Apolo Airport (APB) is Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ENE of APB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.71 miles (14.02 km) NE | MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) | Tampa, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 10.68 miles (17.19 km) NNW | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States | |
| 3 | 15.04 miles (24.20 km) NE | Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 15.63 miles (25.16 km) NNE | Tampa International Airport (TPA) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 16.69 miles (26.86 km) NNW | Clearwater Air Park (CLW) | Clearwater, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 25.91 miles (41.70 km) S | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States | |
| 7 | 40.25 miles (64.77 km) ENE | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 43.01 miles (69.21 km) NE | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 49.25 miles (79.27 km) SSE | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) | Venice, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 52.99 miles (85.27 km) ENE | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 57.17 miles (92.00 km) ENE | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 68.25 miles (109.84 km) E | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 70.30 miles (113.13 km) SE | Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 77.87 miles (125.33 km) NE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 15 | 81.11 miles (130.54 km) ENE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,430.17 miles (18,395.03 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,408.76 miles (18,360.58 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,404.81 miles (18,354.22 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,380.59 miles (18,315.24 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,360.00 miles (18,282.11 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,355.48 miles (18,274.83 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,331.06 miles (18,235.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,323.80 miles (18,223.84 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,311.33 miles (18,203.77 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,304.26 miles (18,192.40 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,301.11 miles (18,187.33 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,292.57 miles (18,173.59 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,290.53 miles (18,170.31 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,287.47 miles (18,165.38 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,282.89 miles (18,158.01 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.23 miles (103.36 km) ENE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 108.24 miles (174.19 km) E | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 117.72 miles (189.45 km) S | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 127.41 miles (205.05 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 5 | 162.86 miles (262.10 km) NNW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 6 | 192.67 miles (310.07 km) E | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 7 | 209.59 miles (337.30 km) ENE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 226.09 miles (363.86 km) NNW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 9 | 230.56 miles (371.05 km) E | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 231.34 miles (372.31 km) SE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 238.33 miles (383.56 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 12 | 247.11 miles (397.69 km) NNW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 13 | 255.27 miles (410.82 km) WNW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 262.50 miles (422.45 km) N | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 276.56 miles (445.07 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.62 miles (19,720.24 km) ENE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,237.53 miles (19,694.35 km) ENE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,193.12 miles (19,622.87 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,183.40 miles (19,607.23 km) NE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,158.30 miles (19,566.84 km) ENE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,154.77 miles (19,561.16 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) ENE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,132.06 miles (19,524.61 km) NE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,116.75 miles (19,499.97 km) ENE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 12,074.95 miles (19,432.69 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 11 | 12,003.23 miles (19,317.29 km) NE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 12,002.30 miles (19,315.79 km) NE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 11,986.82 miles (19,290.87 km) N | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 11,984.75 miles (19,287.53 km) E | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 15 | 11,964.28 miles (19,254.59 km) ENE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |