Nonstop flight route between Arauca, Colombia and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC), Arauca, Colombia and Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,629 miles (or 2,622 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 relatively short distance between Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport and Orlando International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUC / SKUC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arauca, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°4'8"N by 70°44'12"W |
| Area Served: | Arauca, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 423 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUC |
| More Information: | AUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
| Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
| More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC):
- Because of Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport's relatively low elevation of 423 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Pérez Quiroz 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.
- Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of AUC.
- The furthest airport from Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (meaning Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport", other names for AUC include "Aeropuerto Santiago Pérez Quiroz" and "APO".
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Orlando International Airport has a hub-and-spoke layout with a large main terminal building and four airside concourses accessible via elevated tram systems or people movers.
- Early jetliners such as the Boeing 707, Boeing 720, Douglas DC-8 and Convair 880 required longer and sturdier runways than the ones at Orlando Municipal Airport.
- Eastern Air Lines used Orlando as a hub during the 1970s and early 1980s, and became "the official airline of Walt Disney World." Following Eastern's demise, Delta Air Lines assumed this role, although it later pulled much of its large aircraft operations from Orlando, and focused its service there on regional jet flights, specifically with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Chautauqua Airlines – all part of the Delta Connection system.
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando International 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 original terminal building, a converted hangar, was described as inadequate for the task at hand even when it was first opened as Orlando Jetport.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- The airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
- MCO was a designated Space Shuttle emergency landing site.
