Nonstop flight route between Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Medellín, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(57°46'22"N by 108°3'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°10'1"N by 75°25'36"W)
Distance from KCK to MDE:
8,014.65 miles (12,898.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirensk Airport (KCK), Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,015 miles (or 12,898 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCK / UIKK |
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| Location: | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°46'22"N by 108°3'38"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 840 feet (256 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCK |
| More Information: | KCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDE / SKRG |
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| Location: | Medellín, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°10'1"N by 75°25'36"W |
| Area Served: | Medellin/Rionegro |
| Operator/Owner: | AirPlan |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 7027 feet (2,142 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDE |
| More Information: | MDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kirensk Airport (KCK):
- In addition to being known as "Kirensk Airport", another name for KCK is "Аэропорт Киренск".
- The furthest airport from Kirensk Airport (KCK) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Kirensk Airport (meaning Kirensk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,191 miles (19,619 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- Kirensk Airport (KCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kirensk Airport's relatively low elevation of 840 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirensk 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 Kirensk Airport (KCK) is Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) SW of KCK.
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
- The closest airport to José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MDE.
- The furthest airport from José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to José María Córdova International Airport (meaning José María Córdova International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The airport is named Jose Maria Cordova, in honor of this character, besides being a native of Antioquia and the city where the airport was built,who held senior positions in the administration, and played important roles in the history of the nation.
- The airport has air navigation aids such as VOR, NDB, ILS, which allows greater ease of operation for pilots making navigation and landings safer in bad weather.
- The airport serves all major international and domestic routes in contrast to Olaya Herrera Airport which serves the Medellín area with regional flights and airlines.
- Because of José María Córdova International Airport's high elevation of 7,027 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently in the terminal operates 25 destinations in total divided into 11 international and 12 domestic destinations regularly.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.55 miles (173.09 km) SW | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |     |
| 2 | 203.27 miles (327.12 km) W | Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 241.98 miles (389.43 km) N | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 257.75 miles (414.81 km) WSW | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 387.28 miles (623.27 km) NNE | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 407.05 miles (655.09 km) SSW | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 412.90 miles (664.50 km) S | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 8 | 448.06 miles (721.07 km) SSE | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 9 | 475.29 miles (764.90 km) ENE | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 516.41 miles (831.07 km) NE | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 569.12 miles (915.91 km) NE | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 582.52 miles (937.47 km) WNW | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) | Yeniseysk, Russia | |
| 13 | 595.20 miles (957.88 km) W | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 610.70 miles (982.82 km) N | Polyarny Airport (PYJ) | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 15 | 616.26 miles (991.76 km) NE | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.97 miles (19,619.41 km) SW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,116.76 miles (19,499.98 km) SSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,104.48 miles (19,480.22 km) S | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,014.54 miles (19,335.47 km) S | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,998.25 miles (19,309.27 km) SSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,922.58 miles (19,187.48 km) S | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,919.09 miles (19,181.87 km) S | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,896.41 miles (19,145.37 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 9 | 11,811.32 miles (19,008.43 km) S | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,762.21 miles (18,929.39 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 11 | 11,734.70 miles (18,885.13 km) WSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 11,708.81 miles (18,843.45 km) S | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,699.51 miles (18,828.49 km) SSW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,663.57 miles (18,770.65 km) S | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,659.51 miles (18,764.11 km) S | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.81 miles (19.01 km) WNW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 2 | 75.80 miles (121.99 km) SSE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 3 | 78.62 miles (126.53 km) S | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 4 | 89.72 miles (144.38 km) WSW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 5 | 96.04 miles (154.56 km) SSW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 103.93 miles (167.25 km) SSW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 7 | 107.45 miles (172.93 km) NNE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 8 | 120.76 miles (194.34 km) S | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 122.31 miles (196.84 km) S | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 10 | 125.43 miles (201.85 km) N | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 11 | 125.98 miles (202.75 km) ENE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 12 | 131.62 miles (211.81 km) WSW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 13 | 134.18 miles (215.95 km) SE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 135.19 miles (217.57 km) W | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 15 | 137.67 miles (221.55 km) SSE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,360.54 miles (19,892.31 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,320.44 miles (19,827.78 km) SSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,293.71 miles (19,784.76 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,277.45 miles (19,758.59 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,224.52 miles (19,673.41 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,215.29 miles (19,658.55 km) SE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,210.91 miles (19,651.50 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,171.96 miles (19,588.81 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,161.47 miles (19,571.94 km) W | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,131.16 miles (19,523.16 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,117.38 miles (19,500.99 km) SSE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,114.46 miles (19,496.28 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,113.46 miles (19,494.68 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,092.70 miles (19,461.27 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,082.90 miles (19,445.49 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |