Nonstop flight route between Bogotá, Colombia and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Dorado International Airport (BOG), Bogotá, Colombia and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,320 miles (or 14,998 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 El Dorado International Airport and Mackay 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 El Dorado International Airport and Mackay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOG / SKBO |
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Location: | Bogotá, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°42'5"N by 74°8'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | OPAIN S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 8361 feet (2,548 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOG |
More Information: | BOG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Facts about El Dorado International Airport (BOG):
- Because of El Dorado International Airport's high elevation of 8,361 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BOG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BOG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In 1973, the airport accomplished a milestone by serving nearly three million passengers and processing nearly 5 million units of luggage.
- The furthest airport from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado International Airport (meaning El Dorado International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- El Dorado Passenger Terminal was designed during the government of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
- In addition to being known as "El Dorado International Airport", another name for BOG is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado".
- On 3 September 1932 it was launched the first Military Transport Service in Colombia, when a Junkers F-13 carried Colonel Luis Acevedo and his party to Leticia.
- El Dorado International Airport (BOG) has 2 runways.
- Over the past few years, the baggage claim area has been upgraded and expanded on both the northern and southern portions of the airport, and the departure lounges towards the west have also been greatly expanded, adding more restaurants and shops.
- The closest airport to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of BOG.
- The Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics is located in the new Aerocivil Building, located on the airport property.
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Mackay is a thriving mining, agricultural, industrial and regional business centre that also supports a growing tourism industry and is a gateway to the Whitsunday coast and islands.
- In 1941, the Commonwealth Government took control of the airport from the Mackay City Council, and built a new passenger terminal in 1953.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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 Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.