Nonstop flight route between Grand Bahama, Bahamas and La Paz, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(26°41'7"N by 78°58'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°30'47"S by 68°11'31"W)
Distance from WTD to LPB:
3,071.21 miles (4,942.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West End Airport (WTD), Grand Bahama, Bahamas and El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,071 miles (or 4,943 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 West End Airport and El Alto 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 West End Airport and El Alto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WTD / MYGW |
| Airport Name: | West End Airport |
| Location: | Grand Bahama, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'7"N by 78°58'29"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Bahama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WTD |
| More Information: | WTD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPB / SLLP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Paz, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°30'47"S by 68°11'31"W |
| Area Served: | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Operator/Owner: | Abertis Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 13325 feet (4,061 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPB |
| More Information: | LPB Maps & Info |
Facts about West End Airport (WTD):
- The closest airport to West End Airport (WTD) is Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of WTD.
- The furthest airport from West End Airport (WTD) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,658 miles (18,761 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- West End Airport (WTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of West End Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at West End 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.
Facts about El Alto International Airport (LPB):
- In addition to being known as "El Alto International Airport", another name for LPB is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto".
- The closest airport to El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Apolo Airport (APB), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) N of LPB.
- The Bolivian air transport started in 1916, when the Military school of Aviation was formed in La Paz.
- The furthest airport from El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to El Alto International Airport (meaning El Alto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
- Because of El Alto International Airport's high elevation of 13,325 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LPB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LPB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) has 2 runways.
- The airport is located in the city of El Alto and has served since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new passenger terminal with modern facilities was built.
- El Alto International Airport handled 833,212 passengers last year.
- El Alto International Airport is an international airport located 8 mi south-west of La Paz, Bolivia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.35 miles (31.14 km) ESE | Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO) | Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas |     |
| 2 | 68.85 miles (110.80 km) W | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) W | Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 70.41 miles (113.31 km) SSW | South Bimini Airport (BIM) | Bimini, Bahamas | |
| 5 | 73.16 miles (117.74 km) WSW | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 76.51 miles (123.13 km) WSW | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 80.28 miles (129.19 km) SSW | Cat Cay Airport (CXY) | Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas | |
| 8 | 81.30 miles (130.84 km) WSW | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 84.07 miles (135.30 km) WNW | Witham Field (SUA) | Stuart, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 84.31 miles (135.68 km) WSW | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 91.53 miles (147.30 km) WSW | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 96.08 miles (154.62 km) SE | Great Harbour Cay Airport (GHC) | Bullock Harbour, Berry Islands, Bahamas | |
| 13 | 96.98 miles (156.08 km) WSW | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 97.03 miles (156.15 km) SW | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 97.84 miles (157.46 km) E | Treasure Cay Airport (TCB) | Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,657.65 miles (18,761.13 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,640.49 miles (18,733.50 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,620.82 miles (18,701.85 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,587.98 miles (18,649.00 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,560.17 miles (18,604.24 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,549.65 miles (18,587.31 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,541.24 miles (18,573.77 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,505.76 miles (18,516.67 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,489.53 miles (18,490.56 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,468.59 miles (18,456.85 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,467.27 miles (18,454.74 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,460.77 miles (18,444.27 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,452.76 miles (18,431.39 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,447.26 miles (18,422.54 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,443.56 miles (18,416.58 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 117.72 miles (189.45 km) N | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 147.20 miles (236.90 km) ESE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 148.82 miles (239.50 km) NE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 149.25 miles (240.19 km) WNW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 5 | 151.35 miles (243.57 km) NNE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 7 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 8 | 223.56 miles (359.79 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 225.03 miles (362.16 km) W | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 229.56 miles (369.43 km) NE | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 11 | 247.29 miles (397.97 km) ENE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 257.25 miles (414.01 km) SE | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 264.45 miles (425.59 km) NE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 278.21 miles (447.74 km) NNW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 15 | 286.02 miles (460.30 km) SSE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,236.23 miles (19,692.25 km) NE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,216.98 miles (19,661.28 km) ENE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,195.30 miles (19,626.38 km) E | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,184.38 miles (19,608.81 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 5 | 12,181.40 miles (19,604.01 km) NE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,164.69 miles (19,577.12 km) E | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,098.24 miles (19,470.18 km) NNE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 12,079.93 miles (19,440.72 km) NNE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,074.36 miles (19,431.75 km) NE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,062.04 miles (19,411.93 km) ENE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 11 | 12,052.69 miles (19,396.88 km) NNE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,043.70 miles (19,382.40 km) NNW | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 12,035.30 miles (19,368.90 km) NE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,030.41 miles (19,361.02 km) NNW | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 15 | 12,013.51 miles (19,333.82 km) NNW | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |