Nonstop flight route between Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,964 miles (or 7,988 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 Leipzig–Altenburg 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 Leipzig–Altenburg 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: | AOC / EDAC |
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Location: | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°58'50"N by 12°30'35"E |
Area Served: | Altenburg and Leipzig, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 640 feet (195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AOC |
More Information: | AOC 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 Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC):
- The closest airport to Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of AOC.
- Following the defeat of Germany, the airfield infrastructure was dismantled in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
- During World War I, Altenburg–Nobitz was mainly used as a production centre for German military aircraft, with Albatros, DFW, Rumpler and Fokker types all being assembled there.
- Because of Leipzig–Altenburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 640 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig–Altenburg 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.
- In addition to being known as "Leipzig–Altenburg Airport", another name for AOC is "Flughafen Altenburg–Nobitz".
- The Soviet presence on the airfield ended in 1992 with the collapse of Communism and the radical redrawing of the political landscape which ensued.
- The furthest airport from Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- As of May 2013, the following passenger airlines operate at the airport
- 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.
- The state will invest an extra US$70 million in expanding and modernizing the J.A.
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.