Nonstop flight route between Ipiales, Colombia and Warsaw, Poland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Luis Airport (IPI), Ipiales, Colombia and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,521 miles (or 10,494 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 San Luis Airport and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 San Luis Airport and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Luis Airport (IPI):

• In addition to being known as "San Luis Airport", another name for IPI is "Aeropuerto San Luis".
• The closest airport to San Luis Airport (IPI) is Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of IPI.
• The furthest airport from San Luis Airport (IPI) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to San Luis Airport (meaning San Luis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,333 miles (19,848 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
• San Luis Airport (IPI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of San Luis Airport's high elevation of 9,765 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IPI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IPI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI):

• The official re-opening took place over six months later on 4 July 2013 after construction works to fix the runway had been completed.
• In addition to being known as "Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport", another name for WMI is "Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa–Modlin".
• The furthest airport from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of WMI.
• Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport handled 344,476 passengers last year.
• Because of Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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.
• Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In September 2009 it was announced that tenders were being accepted and funding had been secured from the EU for an opening in 2011, in time for the Euro 2012 Football Tournament.