Nonstop flight route between Heihe, Heilongjiang, China and Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heihe Airport (HEK), Heihe, Heilongjiang, China and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,029 miles (or 12,921 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 Heihe Airport and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs 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 Heihe Airport and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEK / ZYHE |
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Location: | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°10'19"N by 127°18'30"E |
Area Served: | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1024 feet (312 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEK |
More Information: | HEK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Heihe Airport (HEK):
- The closest airport to Heihe Airport (HEK) is Ignatyevo Airport (BQS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of HEK.
- The furthest airport from Heihe Airport (HEK) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Heihe Airport (meaning Heihe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Heihe Airport (HEK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Heihe Airport", other names for HEK include "黑河机场" and "Hēihé Jīchǎng".
Facts about La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ):
- La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport", another name for MCJ is "Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs".