Nonstop flight route between Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia and Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,786 miles (or 7,702 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 La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport and Ouagadougou 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 La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport and Ouagadougou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OUA / DFFD |
Airport Name: | Ouagadougou Airport |
Location: | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°21'11"N by 1°30'43"W |
Area Served: | Ouagadougou |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1037 feet (316 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUA |
More Information: | OUA Maps & Info |
Facts about La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (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.
- La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport", another name for MCJ is "Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs".
- 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.
Facts about Ouagadougou Airport (OUA):
- The closest airport to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Kaya Airport (XKY), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNE of OUA.
- Ouagadougou Airport handled 347,308 passengers last year.
- Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Ouagadougou Airport (meaning Ouagadougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,583 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.