Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Arvaikheer, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°15'8"N by 102°47'57"E)
Distance from SXM to AVK:
7,908.08 miles (12,726.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Arvaykheer Airport (AVK), Arvaikheer, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,908 miles (or 12,727 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Arvaykheer Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
| Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
| Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
| More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVK / ZMAH |
| Airport Name: | Arvaykheer Airport |
| Location: | Arvaikheer, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'8"N by 102°47'57"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVK |
| More Information: | AVK Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- Although the airport is as close to the beach as it is, there have only been 2 major accidents.
- If traffic develops as forecast, Phase III of the masterplan will be executed, consisting of an extension of the new terminal building and the construction of a full parallel taxiway system.
- The new four-story terminal building offers 27,000 square metres of floor space and is fully air-conditioned.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana International 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.
- Since official opening of the new control tower, PJIA air traffic controllers have two radar systems at their disposal with ranges of 50 nautical miles and 250 nautical miles.
- Runway 10/28 was renumbered from 09/27 in late 2008.
- The airport was started as a military airstrip in 1942.
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Arvaykheer Airport (AVK):
- Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) is Khujirt Airport (HJT), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of AVK.
- The furthest airport from Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Arvaykheer Airport (meaning Arvaykheer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe |     |
| 2 | 11.87 miles (19.11 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 19.83 miles (31.92 km) ESE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) SSW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.58 miles (62.08 km) SSE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) SSE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) ESE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) WNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 105.36 miles (169.55 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 106.85 miles (171.96 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) SE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) WSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) W | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,239.58 miles (19,697.64 km) SW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,218.93 miles (19,664.41 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,171.40 miles (19,587.93 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,105.58 miles (19,482.00 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,094.71 miles (19,464.50 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,086.03 miles (19,450.53 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,074.69 miles (19,432.28 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,020.39 miles (19,344.89 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,988.82 miles (19,294.08 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,920.97 miles (19,184.89 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.54 miles (19,098.90 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.76 miles (72.04 km) N | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 68.70 miles (110.57 km) N | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 100.52 miles (161.78 km) W | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 170.52 miles (274.42 km) E | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 182.57 miles (293.82 km) N | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 216.67 miles (348.69 km) ENE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 266.67 miles (429.17 km) NNW | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 306.01 miles (492.47 km) SSW | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 314.04 miles (505.40 km) W | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 421.74 miles (678.73 km) N | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 437.36 miles (703.85 km) NNE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 12 | 489.86 miles (788.36 km) S | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 489.90 miles (788.42 km) SSE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 495.27 miles (797.06 km) ESE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 495.70 miles (797.75 km) SSW | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,207.95 miles (19,646.75 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,187.82 miles (19,614.34 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,173.21 miles (19,590.83 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,171.71 miles (19,588.42 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,139.72 miles (19,536.93 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,126.59 miles (19,515.81 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,118.05 miles (19,502.07 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,116.62 miles (19,499.76 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,116.30 miles (19,499.25 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,092.14 miles (19,460.37 km) SSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,076.06 miles (19,434.48 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,071.60 miles (19,427.31 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,064.39 miles (19,415.71 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,059.87 miles (19,408.44 km) SW | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,046.40 miles (19,386.76 km) SSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |