Nonstop flight route between San José del Guaviare, Colombia and Attu Island, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE), San José del Guaviare, Colombia and Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), Attu Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,062 miles (or 11,365 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 Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport and Casco Cove Coast Guard Station, 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 Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport and Casco Cove Coast Guard Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE):

• The closest airport to Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) is La Macarena Airport (LMC), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) WSW of SJE.
• Because of Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport's relatively low elevation of 604 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorge Enrique González Torres 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport", another name for SJE is "Aeropuerto Jorge Enrique González Torres".
• Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) is Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (meaning Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia.

Facts about Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU):

• Casco Cove is one of the most isolated and remote airports in the United States.
• The closest airport to Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) is Eareckson Air Station (SYA), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ESE of ATU.
• Casco Cove CGS resides at elevation of 88 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Casco Cove Coast Guard Station", other names for ATU include "LORAN Station Attu" and "(former Naval Air Facility Attu)".
• Established as Naval Air Facility Attu on June 7, 1943, just seven days after Attu Island was declared secured.
• The Casco Cove Airport was a LORAN navigation station operated by the United States Coast Guard.
• Because of Casco Cove Coast Guard Station's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Casco Cove Coast Guard Station 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.
• Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,631 miles (17,109 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.