Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Janakpur, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia and Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR), Janakpur, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,845 miles (or 15,844 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 Janakpur Airport(Domestic), 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 Janakpur Airport(Domestic). 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: | JKR / VNJP |
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Location: | Janakpur, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°42'30"N by 85°55'19"E |
Area Served: | Janakpur, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JKR |
More Information: | JKR Maps & Info |
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- The airport is named Jose Maria Cordova, in honor of this character, besides being a native of Antioquia and the city where the airport was built,who held senior positions in the administration, and played important roles in the history of the nation.
- The airport serves all major international and domestic routes in contrast to Olaya Herrera Airport which serves the Medellín area with regional flights and airlines.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
- 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.
- 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.
- It was opened in 1985.
- 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.
Facts about Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR):
- Because of Janakpur Airport(Domestic)'s relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Janakpur Airport(Domestic) 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.
- Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Janakpur Airport(Domestic)", another name for JKR is "जनकपुर बिमानस्थल".
- The furthest airport from Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,492 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of JKR.