Nonstop flight route between Koro Island, Fiji and Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname:
Departure Airport:
(17°20'44"S by 179°25'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°27'10"N by 55°11'16"W)
Distance from KXF to PBM:
8,661.16 miles (13,938.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koro Airport (KXF), Koro Island, Fiji and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,661 miles (or 13,939 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 Koro Airport and Johan Adolf Pengel 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 Koro Airport and Johan Adolf Pengel 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: | KXF / NFNO |
| Airport Name: | Koro Airport |
| Location: | Koro Island, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°20'44"S by 179°25'18"E |
| Area Served: | Koro Island, Fiji |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 358 feet (109 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KXF |
| More Information: | KXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBM / SMJP |
| Airport Name: | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport |
| Location: | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'10"N by 55°11'16"W |
| Area Served: | Paramaribo |
| Operator/Owner: | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (JAPIA) Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBM |
| More Information: | PBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Koro Airport (KXF):
- Because of Koro Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Koro 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 Koro Airport (KXF) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Koro Airport (meaning Koro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
- The closest airport to Koro Airport (KXF) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WSW of KXF.
Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):
- With the United States entry into the war in December 1941, the importance of Zandery Field increased drastically, becoming a major transport base on the South Atlantic route of Air Transport Command ferrying supplies and personnel to Freetown Airport, Sierra Leone and onwards to the European and African theaters of the war.
- As of May 2013, the following passenger airlines operate at the airport
- Because of Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Johan Adolf Pengel 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 closest airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of PBM.
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (meaning Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Operations From Zandery Field consisted of coastal, convoy and anti-submarine patrols until 31 October 1942.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.47 miles (81.22 km) WSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji |     |
| 2 | 60.99 miles (98.15 km) N | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 3 | 74.48 miles (119.87 km) SW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 4 | 85.94 miles (138.30 km) ESE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 5 | 91.26 miles (146.87 km) SSE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 6 | 130.41 miles (209.87 km) WNW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 133.38 miles (214.65 km) WSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 8 | 144.53 miles (232.60 km) SW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 154.77 miles (249.07 km) W | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 268.01 miles (431.32 km) NE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 349.97 miles (563.23 km) ENE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 405.59 miles (652.73 km) NE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 441.64 miles (710.75 km) ESE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 14 | 444.62 miles (715.54 km) SE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 592.16 miles (952.99 km) ENE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.71 miles (19,878.10 km) NNW | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 2 | 12,270.77 miles (19,747.85 km) ENE | Timbuktu Airport (TOM) | Timbuktu, Mali | |
| 3 | 12,255.54 miles (19,723.33 km) NNW | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 12,235.66 miles (19,691.33 km) N | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 12,225.73 miles (19,675.36 km) ENE | Goundam Airport (GUD) | Goundam, Mali | |
| 6 | 12,219.47 miles (19,665.28 km) N | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 12,204.80 miles (19,641.67 km) N | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,203.63 miles (19,639.79 km) NNE | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 12,158.60 miles (19,567.32 km) NNW | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 12,148.00 miles (19,550.26 km) NNE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 12,141.45 miles (19,539.73 km) NNW | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 12 | 12,139.83 miles (19,537.11 km) N | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,133.98 miles (19,527.69 km) N | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 12,132.79 miles (19,525.79 km) NE | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 15 | 12,113.10 miles (19,494.10 km) NW | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.78 miles (39.88 km) N | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 2 | 75.96 miles (122.25 km) SSW | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 3 | 78.38 miles (126.14 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 4 | 83.40 miles (134.21 km) WNW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 5 | 87.28 miles (140.46 km) SSW | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 6 | 92.87 miles (149.45 km) SE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 7 | 99.05 miles (159.40 km) SSE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 8 | 101.74 miles (163.73 km) WNW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 9 | 102.01 miles (164.17 km) SSW | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 10 | 110.69 miles (178.14 km) SSW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 11 | 131.96 miles (212.36 km) WNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 137.34 miles (221.02 km) W | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 13 | 146.61 miles (235.94 km) S | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 14 | 147.20 miles (236.89 km) SSE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 163.23 miles (262.70 km) SSW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,282.45 miles (19,766.63 km) E | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,266.30 miles (19,740.65 km) SW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.22 km) S | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,246.68 miles (19,709.07 km) ESE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,217.53 miles (19,662.16 km) SSW | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 6 | 12,200.70 miles (19,635.08 km) SSW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 7 | 12,181.01 miles (19,603.39 km) WSW | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,176.71 miles (19,596.47 km) SSW | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 9 | 12,168.61 miles (19,583.44 km) S | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) SE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,154.49 miles (19,560.71 km) SE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,124.66 miles (19,512.69 km) SE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,118.38 miles (19,502.60 km) WSW | Arso Airport (ARJ) | Arso, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,118.38 miles (19,502.60 km) WSW | Amahai Airport (AHI) | Amahai, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,117.84 miles (19,501.72 km) SE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |