Nonstop flight route between Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(67°24'24"N by 134°51'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°10'17"S by 117°44'44"E)
Distance from ZFM to PBO:
8,150.33 miles (13,116.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM), Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Paraburdoo Airport (PBO), Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,150 miles (or 13,117 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 Fort McPherson Airport and Paraburdoo 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 Fort McPherson Airport and Paraburdoo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZFM / CZFM |
| Airport Name: | Fort McPherson Airport |
| Location: | Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°24'24"N by 134°51'34"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZFM |
| More Information: | ZFM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBO / YPBO |
| Airport Name: | Paraburdoo Airport |
| Location: | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°10'17"S by 117°44'44"E |
| Area Served: | Paraburdoo, Western Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Rio Tinto Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1406 feet (429 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBO |
| More Information: | PBO Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM):
- The closest airport to Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) is Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) N of ZFM.
- Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fort McPherson Airport (ZFM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Fort McPherson Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort McPherson 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 Paraburdoo Airport (PBO):
- Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 17 June 2007 a twin-engine charter aircraft had a fault with its landing gear and was forced to circle for over two hours before making an emergency landing on Paraburdoo's runway.
- The furthest airport from Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Paraburdoo Airport (meaning Paraburdoo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Paraburdoo Airport is an airport serving Paraburdoo, a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
- Paraburdoo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- The closest airport to Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) is Tom Price Airport (TPR), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of PBO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.54 miles (90.98 km) N | Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK) | Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada |     |
| 2 | 71.59 miles (115.22 km) NNE | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (YEV) | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 132.19 miles (212.74 km) W | Old Crow Airport (YOC) | Old Crow, Yukon, Canada | |
| 4 | 147.54 miles (237.45 km) NNE | Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (YUB) | Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 5 | 187.06 miles (301.04 km) ESE | Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH) | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 234.95 miles (378.12 km) E | Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 7 | 244.97 miles (394.25 km) W | Chalkyitsik Airport (CIK) | Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 252.78 miles (406.81 km) SW | Eagle Airport (EAA) | Eagle, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 262.09 miles (421.79 km) SSW | Dawson City Airport (YDA) | Dawson City, Yukon, Canada | |
| 10 | 263.46 miles (424.00 km) S | Mayo Airport (YMA) | Mayo, Yukon, Canada | |
| 11 | 267.11 miles (429.87 km) ESE | Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 12 | 274.93 miles (442.46 km) WSW | Circle City Airport (IRC) | Circle, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 284.18 miles (457.34 km) WNW | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 286.03 miles (460.32 km) W | Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 287.84 miles (463.24 km) NW | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,998.96 miles (16,091.73 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,985.58 miles (16,070.19 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,961.39 miles (16,031.27 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,956.39 miles (16,023.22 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,895.31 miles (15,924.92 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,869.73 miles (15,883.75 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,839.77 miles (15,835.54 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,762.02 miles (15,710.41 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,757.56 miles (15,703.23 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,756.95 miles (15,702.24 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,747.07 miles (15,686.34 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,744.61 miles (15,682.39 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,735.54 miles (15,667.79 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,719.76 miles (15,642.40 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,715.98 miles (15,636.32 km) SSE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.41 miles (48.95 km) NNE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 63.31 miles (101.88 km) N | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 68.64 miles (110.47 km) ENE | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 95.16 miles (153.15 km) N | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 96.71 miles (155.65 km) ENE | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 131.66 miles (211.88 km) E | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 180.97 miles (291.25 km) NNW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 201.12 miles (323.67 km) NNE | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 218.75 miles (352.05 km) NW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 241.88 miles (389.27 km) WNW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 242.96 miles (391.00 km) SSE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 282.86 miles (455.22 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 295.59 miles (475.71 km) S | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 322.50 miles (519.02 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 334.13 miles (537.73 km) SSE | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,089.76 miles (19,456.53 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 2 | 12,082.70 miles (19,445.17 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 3 | 12,081.40 miles (19,443.08 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 12,078.40 miles (19,438.25 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 6 | 12,070.90 miles (19,426.18 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 7 | 12,060.50 miles (19,409.45 km) NNE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 12,059.45 miles (19,407.75 km) NNE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,053.33 miles (19,397.90 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 10 | 12,049.91 miles (19,392.41 km) N | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 11 | 12,047.60 miles (19,388.69 km) NNE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 12,041.89 miles (19,379.50 km) N | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 13 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) NE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,030.80 miles (19,361.64 km) N | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 15 | 12,030.69 miles (19,361.48 km) NNE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |