Nonstop flight route between Baghdad, Iraq and Barranquilla, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baghdad International Airport (BGW), Baghdad, Iraq and Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,402 miles (or 11,913 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 Baghdad International Airport and Ernesto Cortissoz International 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 Baghdad International Airport and Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGW / |
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Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGW |
More Information: | BGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAQ / SKBQ |
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Location: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°53'21"N by 74°46'50"W |
Area Served: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos del Caribe S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAQ |
More Information: | BAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (BGW):
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad International 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 Baghdad International Airport (BGW) is Baghdad International Airport (SDA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BGW.
- Baghdad International Airport, is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about 16 km west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate.
- The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (BGW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Most of Baghdad's civil flights stopped in 1991, when the United Nations imposed restrictions on Iraq after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for BGW include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "ORBI".
- Baghdad International Airport (BGW) has 2 runways.
- Terminal C has been refreshed with three active gate areas for carriers operating from the airport.
Facts about Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ):
- Because of Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Ernesto Cortissoz International 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.
- Also, in the early 1950s a unique system was built for loading and unloading passengers and cargo from DC-4s that drastically reduced the time required by a claimed 50%.
- Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport", another name for BAQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz".
- The airport is located in the municipality of Soledad, just 12 km from the center of Barranquilla.
- The closest airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of BAQ.
- The airport has one passenger terminal building to handle all of the airport's commercial traffic.
- The furthest airport from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (meaning Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The airport has a taxiway parallel to the runway in order to reach both ends.