Nonstop flight route between Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States and Medellín, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States and José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,430 miles (or 3,911 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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and José María Córdova International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVP / KAVP |
| Airport Name: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport |
| Location: | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°20'17"N by 75°43'23"W |
| Area Served: | Wilkes-Barre–Scranton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 962 feet (293 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVP |
| More Information: | AVP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDE / SKRG |
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| Location: | Medellín, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°10'1"N by 75°25'36"W |
| Area Served: | Medellin/Rionegro |
| Operator/Owner: | AirPlan |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 7027 feet (2,142 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDE |
| More Information: | MDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP):
- Because of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 962 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 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.
- A project completed in late 2011 was the new control tower and Tracon facility.
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AVP.
- The furthest airport from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,655 miles (18,757 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- General aviation is serviced by the fixed base operator Aviation Technologies.
- The airport is referenced in the 1990 film Home Alone and in The Office.
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- José María Córdova International Airport is the second largest airport in Colombia after the El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in terms of infrastructure and passenger service.
- The furthest airport from José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to José María Córdova International Airport (meaning José María Córdova International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Because of José María Córdova International Airport's high elevation of 7,027 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
- It was opened in 1985.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Within the works, too modernisation passengers will find security systems, flight information via digital displays, high-tech communication, passenger arrival lounges with shopping, improving health services Airport, improvement in firefighting services, improving baggage handling systems.
- The closest airport to José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MDE.
- The José María Córdova International Airport is the second in Colombia in total passenger and cargo also international, national and international after the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota.
