Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Chatham, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(57°30'54"N by 134°56'45"W)
Distance from PDA to CYM:
5,153.66 miles (8,294.00 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PDA Airport Information
- CYM Airport Information
- Facts about PDA
- Facts about CYM
- Map of Nearest Airports to PDA
- List of Nearest Airports to PDA
- Map of Furthest Airports from PDA
- List of Furthest Airports from PDA
- Map of Nearest Airports to CYM
- List of Nearest Airports to CYM
- Map of Furthest Airports from CYM
- List of Furthest Airports from CYM
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), Chatham, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,154 miles (or 8,294 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 Obando Airport and Chatham Seaplane Base, 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 Obando Airport and Chatham Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
| Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
| More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYM / |
| Airport Name: | Chatham Seaplane Base |
| Location: | Chatham, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°30'54"N by 134°56'45"W |
| Area Served: | Chatham, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Chatham Cannery Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYM |
| More Information: | CYM Maps & Info |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- The closest airport to Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
Facts about Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM):
- Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) is Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) E of CYM.
- The furthest airport from Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,576 miles (17,020 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Chatham Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham Seaplane Base 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.78 miles (199.21 km) N | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 163.53 miles (263.18 km) N | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 3 | 241.00 miles (387.86 km) SW | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 247.06 miles (397.60 km) NNW | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 280.21 miles (450.96 km) N | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 295.38 miles (475.37 km) NW | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 303.69 miles (488.74 km) NW | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 320.19 miles (515.29 km) NW | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 324.58 miles (522.37 km) WNW | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 10 | 338.16 miles (544.21 km) WSW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 346.77 miles (558.07 km) NW | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 351.97 miles (566.43 km) N | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 355.70 miles (572.45 km) W | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 14 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 376.24 miles (605.50 km) SSW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.21 miles (19,835.45 km) SSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,250.61 miles (19,715.39 km) W | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,233.26 miles (19,687.48 km) SE | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,202.92 miles (19,638.65 km) S | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,191.05 miles (19,619.54 km) SSE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,188.55 miles (19,615.52 km) S | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,166.02 miles (19,579.26 km) W | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) W | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,152.18 miles (19,557.00 km) S | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,141.93 miles (19,540.49 km) SSE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,127.86 miles (19,517.84 km) ESE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,126.93 miles (19,516.35 km) SE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,120.65 miles (19,506.24 km) SE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,120.58 miles (19,506.13 km) SE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,102.17 miles (19,476.51 km) SE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.43 miles (21.61 km) E | Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) | Angoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 35.85 miles (57.70 km) SSW | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) | Sitka, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 43.63 miles (70.21 km) NNW | Hoonah Airport (HNH) | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 51.12 miles (82.27 km) N | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 54.43 miles (87.60 km) SE | Kake Airport (KAE) | Kake, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 59.60 miles (95.92 km) NNE | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 65.23 miles (104.97 km) NNW | Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 68.80 miles (110.73 km) NNW | Gustavus Airport (GST) | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 69.74 miles (112.23 km) NW | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 88.33 miles (142.16 km) S | Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) | Port Alexander, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 89.70 miles (144.36 km) ESE | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 94.59 miles (152.22 km) SSE | Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 96.20 miles (154.81 km) SSE | Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV) | Port Protection, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 118.73 miles (191.07 km) SE | North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 120.28 miles (193.57 km) SE | Wrangell Airport (WRG) | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,575.54 miles (17,019.64 km) SE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,575.16 miles (17,019.03 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,561.60 miles (16,997.21 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,499.21 miles (16,896.80 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,481.31 miles (16,868.00 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,465.89 miles (16,843.18 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,396.45 miles (16,731.42 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,395.83 miles (16,730.42 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,386.37 miles (16,715.20 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,372.26 miles (16,692.49 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,357.88 miles (16,669.36 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,357.79 miles (16,669.21 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,352.15 miles (16,660.12 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,339.72 miles (16,640.12 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,339.57 miles (16,639.89 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |