Nonstop flight route between Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariquita Airport (MQU), Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia and Port Moller Airport (PML), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,753 miles (or 9,259 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 Port Moller 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 Port Moller 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: | PML / PAAL |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°0'21"N by 160°33'38"W |
Area Served: | Port Moller |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PML |
More Information: | PML Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariquita Airport (MQU):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mariquita Airport (MQU) is La Nubia Airport (MZL), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of MQU.
- Mariquita Airport (MQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mariquita Airport", another name for MQU is "Aeropuerto Mariquita".
Facts about Port Moller Airport (PML):
- In addition to being known as "Port Moller Airport", other names for PML include "Port Moller Air Force Station" and "1AK3".
- The closest airport to Port Moller Airport (PML) is Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) W of PML.
- Port Moller Airport (PML) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport covers an area of 369 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Port Moller Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Moller 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 furthest airport from Port Moller Airport (PML) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,914 miles (17,564 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.