Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Béchar, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°39'16"N by 2°15'40"W)
Distance from SXM to CBH:
3,880.67 miles (6,245.31 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 Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH), Béchar, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,881 miles (or 6,245 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 Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi 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: | CBH / DAOR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Béchar, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°39'16"N by 2°15'40"W |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2661 feet (811 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBH |
| More Information: | CBH Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- Because the approach to Runway 10 is over water, pilots can become disoriented regarding their perceived altitude when operating under visual flight rules.
- Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To accommodate the growing international and local traffic of private aircraft, PJIA has a Fixed Base Operator building, offering office space and private lounges with dedicated customs.
Facts about Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH):
- Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) W of CBH.
- In addition to being known as "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport", other names for CBH include "Béchar Ouakda/Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (Béchar)" and "Aéroport de Bechar "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi"".
- The furthest airport from Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (meaning Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
| 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 | 127.11 miles (204.57 km) W | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 2 | 217.31 miles (349.73 km) N | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 3 | 222.59 miles (358.23 km) NW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 4 | 253.65 miles (408.21 km) N | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 5 | 259.82 miles (418.14 km) NNW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 6 | 261.34 miles (420.59 km) NNE | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 7 | 278.82 miles (448.72 km) W | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 8 | 282.02 miles (453.87 km) NNE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 9 | 286.32 miles (460.78 km) NNE | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 10 | 289.82 miles (466.41 km) NNE | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 11 | 291.59 miles (469.27 km) SSE | Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) | Adrar, Algeria | |
| 12 | 308.73 miles (496.85 km) WNW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 13 | 310.59 miles (499.85 km) NW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 14 | 312.15 miles (502.35 km) ESE | El Golea Airport (ELG) | El Golea, Algeria | |
| 15 | 324.10 miles (521.58 km) NNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,103.98 miles (19,479.42 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,094.32 miles (19,463.87 km) SSE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,092.79 miles (19,461.40 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,090.65 miles (19,457.96 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,087.97 miles (19,453.66 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,067.55 miles (19,420.80 km) SE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,059.73 miles (19,408.20 km) SSE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,036.50 miles (19,370.82 km) SSE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,033.35 miles (19,365.76 km) SSE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,030.55 miles (19,361.24 km) SSE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,011.84 miles (19,331.14 km) SSE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,001.69 miles (19,314.79 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,001.35 miles (19,314.26 km) S | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,986.42 miles (19,290.23 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,983.63 miles (19,285.74 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |