Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Bolivia and La Romana, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Santa Cruz, Bolivia and La Romana International Airport (LRM), La Romana, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,525 miles (or 4,063 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 Viru Viru International Airport and La Romana International 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 Viru Viru International Airport and La Romana International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Viru Viru International Airport (VVI):

• Viru Viru is able to handle the largest commercial jets and handles domestic, regional, and international flights from North America and Europe.
• The closest airport to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is El Trompillo Airport (SRZ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of VVI.
• The furthest airport from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Viru Viru International Airport (meaning Viru Viru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,631 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
• On 1 March 1997 the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25-year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in Cochabamba and Viru Viru International Airport.
• Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about La Romana International Airport (LRM):

• The closest airport to La Romana International Airport (LRM) is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of LRM.
• The furthest airport from La Romana International Airport (LRM) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to La Romana International Airport (meaning La Romana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,111 miles (19,491 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• La Romana International Airport (LRM) currently has only 1 runway.
• La Romana International Airport is located on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, adjacent to the tourist town of La Romana and the resort of Casa de Campo.
• La Romana International Airport handled 225,550 passengers last year.
• In 2008, 374,724 passengers passed through the airport.
• In addition to being known as "La Romana International Airport", another name for LRM is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Romana".
• The Airport receives flights from the United States, Canada and Europe.
• Because of La Romana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at La Romana 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.