Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia and Buta Zega Airport (BZU), Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,898 miles (or 11,102 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 José María Córdova International Airport and Buta Zega 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 José María Córdova International Airport and Buta Zega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZU / FZKJ |
Airport Name: | Buta Zega Airport |
Location: | Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°49'5"N by 24°47'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZU |
More Information: | BZU Maps & Info |
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- 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.
- 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.
- After several obstacles, the city of Medellín has finally accepted the construction of an unpaved runway about 974 m long.
- Since its inauguration in 1985 until 1990, the terminal had heavy passenger and cargo movement, in part because the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, which is located in Medellín, was closed.
- 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.
- Within the works, too modernisation passengers will find security systems, flight information via digital displays, high-tech communication, passenger arrival lounges with shopping, improving health services Airport, improvement in firefighting services, improving baggage handling systems.
- 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.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Buta Zega Airport (BZU):
- The closest airport to Buta Zega Airport (BZU) is Yangambi Airport (YAN), which is located 141 miles (228 kilometers) S of BZU.
- Buta Zega Airport (BZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Buta Zega Airport (BZU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Buta Zega Airport (meaning Buta Zega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.