Nonstop flight route between Riohacha, Colombia and Mejit Island, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(11°31'33"N by 72°55'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°16'59"N by 170°52'8"E)
Distance from RCH to MJB:
7,804.67 miles (12,560.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), Riohacha, Colombia and Mejit Airport (MJB), Mejit Island, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,805 miles (or 12,560 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 Almirante Padilla Airport and Mejit 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 Almirante Padilla Airport and Mejit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCH / SKRH |
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| Location: | Riohacha, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'33"N by 72°55'32"W |
| Area Served: | Riohacha, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCH |
| More Information: | RCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°16'59"N by 170°52'8"E |
| Area Served: | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJB |
| More Information: | MJB Maps & Info |
Facts about Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH):
- In addition to being known as "Almirante Padilla Airport", another name for RCH is "Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla".
- Because of Almirante Padilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Almirante Padilla 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 Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) is La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SE of RCH.
- The furthest airport from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Almirante Padilla Airport (meaning Almirante Padilla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mejit Airport (MJB):
- Mejit Airport (MJB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mejit Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Mejit 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 Mejit Airport (MJB) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Mejit Airport (meaning Mejit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,044 miles (19,383 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Mejit Airport (MJB) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) W of MJB.
- In addition to being known as "Mejit Airport", another name for MJB is "Q30".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.82 miles (57.65 km) SE | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 78.52 miles (126.36 km) SSW | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 3 | 92.75 miles (149.27 km) WSW | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 4 | 105.23 miles (169.36 km) SE | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 133.18 miles (214.33 km) WSW | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 6 | 136.60 miles (219.84 km) SE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 188.56 miles (303.46 km) SSE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 188.57 miles (303.47 km) E | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 190.79 miles (307.04 km) WSW | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 10 | 207.91 miles (334.60 km) ENE | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 11 | 217.87 miles (350.62 km) SSE | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 219.35 miles (353.00 km) SE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 219.81 miles (353.74 km) E | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 220.62 miles (355.05 km) SW | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 15 | 231.44 miles (372.46 km) S | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) SE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,137.18 miles (19,532.86 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,136.04 miles (19,531.02 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,115.37 miles (19,497.76 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,113.79 miles (19,495.21 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,092.41 miles (19,460.79 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,091.86 miles (19,459.91 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,073.17 miles (19,429.84 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,062.57 miles (19,412.77 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,049.95 miles (19,392.47 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,009.55 miles (19,327.45 km) SW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,983.75 miles (19,285.92 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,979.26 miles (19,278.71 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,953.48 miles (19,237.21 km) SW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,943.09 miles (19,220.50 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.39 miles (97.19 km) W | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 71.35 miles (114.82 km) SW | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 94.70 miles (152.41 km) NW | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 96.05 miles (154.58 km) S | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 110.81 miles (178.33 km) WSW | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 111.80 miles (179.93 km) SSE | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 149.16 miles (240.05 km) S | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 217.46 miles (349.97 km) SW | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 221.35 miles (356.22 km) S | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 224.08 miles (360.62 km) S | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 228.52 miles (367.77 km) SW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 229.13 miles (368.75 km) SSE | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 229.54 miles (369.42 km) S | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 239.52 miles (385.48 km) WSW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 239.54 miles (385.50 km) WSW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,043.81 miles (19,382.59 km) ESE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,418.92 miles (18,376.93 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,402.74 miles (18,350.88 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,378.43 miles (18,311.77 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,365.75 miles (18,291.36 km) S | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,316.53 miles (18,212.15 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,306.21 miles (18,195.54 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,304.61 miles (18,192.96 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,296.03 miles (18,179.16 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 10 | 11,292.43 miles (18,173.36 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 11,286.29 miles (18,163.47 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 12 | 11,284.11 miles (18,159.96 km) S | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,278.34 miles (18,150.69 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,272.25 miles (18,140.88 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 15 | 11,269.64 miles (18,136.68 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |