Nonstop flight route between Rurrenabaque, Bolivia and Palo Alto, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), Rurrenabaque, Bolivia and Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), Palo Alto, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,039 miles (or 8,109 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 Rurrenabaque Airport and Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County, 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 Rurrenabaque Airport and Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBQ / SLRQ |
Airport Name: | Rurrenabaque Airport |
Location: | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°25'39"S by 67°29'53"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 898 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RBQ |
More Information: | RBQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAO / KPAO |
Airport Name: | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County |
Location: | Palo Alto, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°27'39"N by 122°6'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | County of Santa Clara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAO |
More Information: | PAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ):
- Because of Rurrenabaque Airport's relatively low elevation of 898 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurrenabaque 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.
- Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) ESE of RBQ.
- The furthest airport from Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Rurrenabaque Airport (meaning Rurrenabaque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
Facts about Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO):
- The closest airport to Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) is Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of PAO.
- Because of Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County 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 Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Facilities at this busy towered airport include multiple aircraft repair shops and a staffed terminal including West Valley Flight Club, Advanced Flyers, Peninsula Avionics, Sundance Flying Club, Stanford Flying Club, Rossi Aircraft, and Palo Alto Fuel Service.
- In 1989 a comprehensive area history analysis was conducted by Earth Metrics, based upon review of extant aerial photographs.
- Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) currently has only 1 runway.