Nonstop flight route between Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal and Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mahendranagar Airport (XMG), Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,636 miles (or 13,898 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 Mahendranagar 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 Mahendranagar 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: | XMG / VNMN |
Airport Name: | Mahendranagar Airport |
Location: | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°57'47"N by 80°8'53"E |
Area Served: | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from XMG |
More Information: | XMG 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 Mahendranagar Airport (XMG):
- Because of Mahendranagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Mahendranagar 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 Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) is Sanphebagar Airport (FEB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ENE of XMG.
- The furthest airport from Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,840 miles (19,055 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):
- Just before the Pearl Harbor Attack, on 3 December, the 99th Squadron was ordered to distant Zandery Field, Dutch Guiana under an agreement with the Netherlands government-in-exile, by which the United States occupied the colony to protect bauxite mines.
- 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.
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, is an airport located in the town of Zanderij, 45 kilometres south of Paramaribo.
- Operations From Zandery Field consisted of coastal, convoy and anti-submarine patrols until 31 October 1942.
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.