Nonstop flight route between Armenia, Colombia and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Edén Airport International (AXM), Armenia, Colombia and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,034 miles (or 12,930 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 El Edén Airport International and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma 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 El Edén Airport International and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Edén Airport International (AXM):

• The new terminal has one food court, three Domestic Gates, one International Gate, two Parking Lots, and is located about 20 minutes from Armenia.
• The closest airport to El Edén Airport International (AXM) is Santa Ana Airport (CRC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of AXM.
• El Edén Airport International (AXM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The first international flight, from Fort Lauderdale operated by Spirit Airlines, landed at Armenia International Airport on 13 November 2009.
• In addition to being known as "El Edén Airport International", another name for AXM is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén".
• El Edén International Airport is an international airport located in the Colombian Department of Quindío, in the town of La Tebaida It mainly serves the capital, Armenia.
• Because of El Edén Airport International's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at El Edén Airport International 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 El Edén Airport International (AXM) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Edén Airport International (meaning El Edén Airport International is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.

Facts about Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):

• The airport was named after Emperor Haile Selassie's elder half-brother, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen, who preceded him as governor of Harar.
• On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.
• The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
• In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
• Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.