Nonstop flight route between Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia and Al Ghaydah, Yemen:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariquita Airport (MQU), Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia and Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), Al Ghaydah, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,528 miles (or 13,725 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 Mariquita Airport and Al Ghaydha 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 Mariquita Airport and Al Ghaydha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQU / SKQU |
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Location: | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'45"N by 74°53'0"W |
Area Served: | Mariquita, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1531 feet (467 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQU |
More Information: | MQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAY / OYGD |
Airport Name: | Al Ghaydha Airport |
Location: | Al Ghaydah, Yemen |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°11'36"N by 52°10'27"E |
Area Served: | Al-Ghaydah |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 134 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAY |
More Information: | AAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariquita Airport (MQU):
- The closest airport to Mariquita Airport (MQU) is La Nubia Airport (MZL), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of MQU.
- In addition to being known as "Mariquita Airport", another name for MQU is "Aeropuerto Mariquita".
- Mariquita Airport (MQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mariquita Airport (MQU) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Mariquita Airport (meaning Mariquita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,432 miles (20,007 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Facts about Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY):
- The furthest airport from Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is located 11,813 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Al Ghaydha Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Ghaydha 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 Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY) is Salalah Airport (SLL), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) ENE of AAY.