Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Puerto Suárez, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from EFD to PSZ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- EFD Airport Information
- PSZ Airport Information
- Facts about EFD
- Facts about PSZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to EFD
- List of Nearest Airports to EFD
- Map of Furthest Airports from EFD
- List of Furthest Airports from EFD
- Map of Nearest Airports to PSZ
- List of Nearest Airports to PSZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from PSZ
- List of Furthest Airports from PSZ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), Puerto Suárez, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,177 miles (or 6,723 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Puerto Suárez 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Puerto Suárez 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: | EFD / KEFD |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSZ / SLPS |
Airport Name: | Puerto Suárez International Airport |
Location: | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°58'31"S by 57°49'14"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSZ |
More Information: | PSZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.
- In 1925 General William Mitchell conducted a "flying tour" of all National Guard Observation Squadrons throughout the United States.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.
- New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
- For the first months of operation, Ellington Field had no pilot fatalities.
Facts about Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ):
- The furthest airport from Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) is Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Suárez International Airport (meaning Puerto Suárez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tuguegarao Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines.
- Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PSZ.
- Because of Puerto Suárez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Suárez 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.