Nonstop flight route between Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,217 miles (or 8,396 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 La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, 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 La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCJ / SKLM |
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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: | KRS / ENCN |
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Location: | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°12'14"N by 8°5'6"E |
Area Served: | Kristiansand, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRS |
More Information: | KRS Maps & Info |
Facts about La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (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.
- 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.
- La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):
- When the Germans attacked Norway on 9 April 1940, the airport had a small group of soldiers attached to it.
- Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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.
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.
- Bus service to Kristiansand, Lillesand, Grimstad, Arendal and Tveit is available.
- In 1964, the runway was expanded to its present length.
- In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
- Between 1963 and 1981, Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik.
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Avinor installed a 90 meters long section of engineered materials arrestor system at the end of each runway in 2012.