Nonstop flight route between Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname and Castries, Saint Lucia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname and George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), Castries, Saint Lucia would travel a Great Circle distance of 712 miles (or 1,145 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 relatively short distance between Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport and George F. L. Charles Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLU / TLPC |
Airport Name: | George F. L. Charles Airport |
Location: | Castries, Saint Lucia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLU |
More Information: | SLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):
- 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 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.
- The intensive flying of the first two months of the war soon took its toll, however, and by the end of February 1942, the Squadron was forced to report that it had but three B-18A's operational at Zandery and that "....
- 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.
- As of May 2013, the following passenger airlines operate at the airport
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU):
- The closest airport to George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of SLU.
- The following airlines fly passenger services to George F.
- The furthest airport from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to George F. L. Charles Airport (meaning George F. L. Charles Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- On average, George F.
- George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of George F. L. Charles Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at George F. L. Charles 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.