Nonstop flight route between Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia and Bayankhongor, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(11°13'56"N by 72°29'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°10'14"N by 100°42'0"E)
Distance from MCJ to BYN:
8,448.15 miles (13,595.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia and Bayankhongor Airport (BYN), Bayankhongor, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,448 miles (or 13,596 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCJ / SKLM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'56"N by 72°29'23"W |
| Area Served: | Albania |
| Operator/Owner: | Cerrejon LLC. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCJ |
| More Information: | MCJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYN / ZMBH |
| Airport Name: | Bayankhongor Airport |
| Location: | Bayankhongor, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°10'14"N by 100°42'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 6085 feet (1,855 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYN |
| More Information: | BYN Maps & Info |
Facts about La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ):
- The furthest airport from La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (meaning La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) is Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NW of MCJ.
- In addition to being known as "La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport", another name for MCJ is "Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs".
- Because of La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs 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.
- La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bayankhongor Airport (BYN):
- The furthest airport from Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Bayankhongor Airport (meaning Bayankhongor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,110 miles (19,490 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Because of Bayankhongor Airport's high elevation of 6,085 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BYN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BYN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) is Arvaykheer Airport (AVK), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) E of BYN.
- Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) has 2 runways.
- Bayankhongor Airport handled 2,192 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.82 miles (57.65 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 69.61 miles (112.03 km) SE | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) SW | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 100.83 miles (162.28 km) SE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 118.24 miles (190.29 km) W | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 6 | 157.12 miles (252.86 km) W | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 7 | 160.41 miles (258.16 km) SSE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 162.80 miles (262.01 km) ENE | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 184.03 miles (296.17 km) SE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 188.60 miles (303.53 km) SSE | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 188.90 miles (304.01 km) ENE | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 12 | 190.68 miles (306.86 km) E | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 204.23 miles (328.68 km) SSE | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 207.36 miles (333.71 km) S | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 212.28 miles (341.64 km) WSW | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,166.88 miles (19,580.65 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,163.66 miles (19,575.46 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,145.64 miles (19,546.47 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,137.46 miles (19,533.29 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,126.54 miles (19,515.72 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,119.63 miles (19,504.61 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,091.08 miles (19,458.66 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,083.47 miles (19,446.41 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,079.16 miles (19,439.47 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,044.82 miles (19,384.22 km) SW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,015.06 miles (19,336.31 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,993.32 miles (19,301.33 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,989.29 miles (19,294.84 km) SW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,953.90 miles (19,237.88 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.52 miles (161.78 km) E | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) ENE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 125.19 miles (201.48 km) NE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 214.44 miles (345.11 km) W | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 226.38 miles (364.32 km) NE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 242.90 miles (390.92 km) N | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 269.52 miles (433.75 km) E | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 287.47 miles (462.64 km) S | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 308.19 miles (495.98 km) ENE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 415.55 miles (668.77 km) WSW | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 444.32 miles (715.06 km) WNW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 452.15 miles (727.67 km) SSW | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 452.84 miles (728.78 km) NNE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 475.41 miles (765.09 km) NW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 15 | 476.43 miles (766.74 km) NW | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,110.36 miles (19,489.68 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,088.65 miles (19,454.74 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,072.91 miles (19,429.41 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,071.52 miles (19,427.19 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,063.74 miles (19,414.67 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,054.35 miles (19,399.55 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,042.47 miles (19,380.42 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.39 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,034.94 miles (19,368.32 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,018.95 miles (19,342.58 km) W | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,005.35 miles (19,320.69 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,999.09 miles (19,310.61 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,986.89 miles (19,290.99 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,976.60 miles (19,274.42 km) WSW | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,973.29 miles (19,269.10 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |