Nonstop flight route between Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and Metlakatla, Annette Island, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM), Metlakatla, Annette Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,653 miles (or 7,488 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport and Metlakatla Seaplane Base, 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport and Metlakatla Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUN / SKBU |
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Location: | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°49'10"N by 76°59'22"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUN |
More Information: | BUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTM / PAMM |
Airport Name: | Metlakatla Seaplane Base |
Location: | Metlakatla, Annette Island, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°7'51"N by 131°34'41"W |
Area Served: | Metlakatla, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MTM |
More Information: | MTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN):
- In addition to being known as "Gerardo Tobar López Airport", another name for BUN is "Aeropuerto Gerardo Tobar López".
- The closest airport to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of BUN.
- Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gerardo Tobar López Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerardo Tobar López 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (meaning Gerardo Tobar López Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Facts about Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM):
- Because of Metlakatla Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Metlakatla Seaplane Base 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 Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM) is Annette Island Airport (ANN), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) S of MTM.
- Metlakatla Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas designated E/W and N/S, each measuring 5,000 by 5,000 feet.
- Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,621 miles (17,093 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Metlakatla Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Metlakatla, a community on Annette Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S.