Nonstop flight route between Ayapel, Colombia and Lelystad, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E)
Distance from AYA to LEY:
5,370.93 miles (8,643.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ayapel Airport (AYA), Ayapel, Colombia and Lelystad Airport (LEY), Lelystad, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,371 miles (or 8,644 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 Ayapel Airport and Lelystad 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 Ayapel Airport and Lelystad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYA / |
| Airport Name: | Ayapel Airport |
| Location: | Ayapel, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ayapel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYA |
| More Information: | AYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEY / EHLE |
| Airport Name: | Lelystad Airport |
| Location: | Lelystad, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | -12 feet (-4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEY |
| More Information: | LEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Ayapel Airport (AYA):
- The furthest airport from Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ayapel Airport (meaning Ayapel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of AYA.
- Because of Ayapel Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Ayapel 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.
Facts about Lelystad Airport (LEY):
- Because of Lelystad Airport's relatively low elevation of -12 feet, planes can take off or land at Lelystad 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 closest airport to Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of LEY.
- Lelystad Airport is an airport 3.5 NM south southeast of the city of Lelystad in the Netherlands.
- As Lelystad is the biggest General Aviation airfield in the Netherlands, AOPA is concerned that commercial aviation will have a negative impact on the General Aviation users, and has proposed the construction of a new parallel runway south of the airport to improve traffic flow.
- Lelystad Airport (LEY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of the museum, various aviation events are frequently held at the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.56 miles (39.52 km) S | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 55.07 miles (88.63 km) SSE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 3 | 58.01 miles (93.36 km) NW | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 4 | 70.62 miles (113.65 km) N | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 5 | 113.00 miles (181.85 km) WSW | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 6 | 128.17 miles (206.27 km) SE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 7 | 147.82 miles (237.90 km) W | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 8 | 148.27 miles (238.62 km) SSW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 9 | 148.77 miles (239.41 km) N | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 10 | 149.98 miles (241.37 km) S | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 11 | 157.61 miles (253.64 km) ESE | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 12 | 179.27 miles (288.51 km) N | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 13 | 181.90 miles (292.74 km) WNW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 14 | 182.24 miles (293.29 km) E | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 15 | 188.09 miles (302.70 km) E | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,241.23 miles (19,700.30 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,237.73 miles (19,694.66 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,226.12 miles (19,675.98 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,223.00 miles (19,670.96 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,195.05 miles (19,625.98 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,179.60 miles (19,601.12 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,162.18 miles (19,573.08 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,145.77 miles (19,546.67 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,118.93 miles (19,503.48 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,083.58 miles (19,446.59 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,062.18 miles (19,412.15 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,053.43 miles (19,398.07 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,047.45 miles (19,388.45 km) WSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,003.07 miles (19,317.02 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.85 miles (54.48 km) WSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) NW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) WSW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) N | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 57.79 miles (93.00 km) SW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 58.85 miles (94.71 km) ESE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 63.69 miles (102.50 km) NE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) SSE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 10 | 66.70 miles (107.34 km) SSW | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 70.11 miles (112.82 km) S | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) E | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 13 | 86.20 miles (138.73 km) SW | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 88.96 miles (143.17 km) SSW | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 15 | 92.55 miles (148.94 km) NNE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,832.22 miles (19,042.07 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,613.08 miles (18,689.40 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,601.82 miles (18,671.27 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,575.89 miles (18,629.54 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,574.43 miles (18,627.20 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,573.62 miles (18,625.89 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,571.15 miles (18,621.92 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,560.76 miles (18,605.20 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,550.81 miles (18,589.18 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,549.63 miles (18,587.29 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,523.96 miles (18,545.98 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,518.68 miles (18,537.48 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,518.10 miles (18,536.54 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,517.09 miles (18,534.91 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,516.80 miles (18,534.45 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |