Nonstop flight route between Portland, Victoria, Australia and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland Airport (PTJ), Portland, Victoria, Australia and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,385 miles (or 15,104 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 Portland Airport and Palonegro International 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 Portland Airport and Palonegro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTJ / YPOD |
Airport Name: | Portland Airport |
Location: | Portland, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'5"S by 141°28'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Glenelg Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 265 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTJ |
More Information: | PTJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG |
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Location: | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°7'35"N by 73°11'4"W |
Area Served: | Bucaramanga |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3897 feet (1,188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGA |
More Information: | BGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland Airport (PTJ):
- Because of Portland Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.
- Portland Airport (PTJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Portland Airport (PTJ) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of PTJ.
- The furthest airport from Portland Airport (PTJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Portland Airport (meaning Portland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,363 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), which is nearly antipodal to Palonegro International Airport (meaning Palonegro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Bandung, Indonesia.
- The airport was built over the mountains surrounding the Bucaramanga plateau.
- For the year 2007 was ranked among the seven airports in Colombia, and for this reason the Civil Aviation decided to invest in expanding and building a new boarding area national and international.
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- That is why it was necessary to move at least 14 million cubic metres of earth in successful operation and a great engineering work that began in 1969.
- The modern facility that was opened by the President Misael Pastrana in August 1974 just before leaving office, they replaced the old airport "Gomez Niño".
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- The terminal building also had a restaurant, a popular café, stores, offices of Civil Aviation and Meteorology and tourism services, Telecom, the National Police, Customs, airport security and aviation fire station.