Nonstop flight route between Barranquilla, Colombia and Yaren, Nauru:
Departure Airport:
(10°53'21"N by 74°46'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°32'50"S by 166°55'8"E)
Distance from BAQ to INU:
8,143.46 miles (13,105.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla, Colombia and Nauru International Airport (INU), Yaren, Nauru would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,143 miles (or 13,106 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 Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport and Nauru 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 Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport and Nauru International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAQ / SKBQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°53'21"N by 74°46'50"W |
| Area Served: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos del Caribe S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAQ |
| More Information: | BAQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INU / ANYN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yaren, Nauru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°32'50"S by 166°55'8"E |
| Area Served: | Nauru |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INU |
| More Information: | INU Maps & Info |
Facts about Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ):
- The closest airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of BAQ.
- The airport has a taxiway parallel to the runway in order to reach both ends.
- The furthest airport from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (meaning Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Because of Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Ernesto Cortissoz 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.
- Also, in the early 1950s a unique system was built for loading and unloading passengers and cargo from DC-4s that drastically reduced the time required by a claimed 50%.
- Finally on the afternoon of April 7, 1981, Julio Cesar Turbay, president of the Republic and Alvaro Uribe Velez, Chief of the Aeronáutica Civil dedicated Barranquilla's new international airport Ernesto Cortissoz.
- In addition to being known as "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport", another name for BAQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz".
- Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nauru International Airport (INU):
- Because of Nauru International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Nauru 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.
- In 2005, the only Boeing 737-400 of the near-bankrupt airline Air Nauru was seized by creditors in Australia.
- The furthest airport from Nauru International Airport (INU) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is nearly antipodal to Nauru International Airport (meaning Nauru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Greenville/Sinoe Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Greenville, Liberia.
- Nauru International Airport (INU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since September 2006, Air Nauru has resumed operations under the new name, Our Airline, with a Boeing 737-300 consuming nearly 30% of the nation's GDP.
- The airport has the head office of Our Airline.
- In addition to being known as "Nauru International Airport", another name for INU is "Reikoariata Republik Naoero".
- The closest airport to Nauru International Airport (INU) is Ebon Airport (EBO), which is located 377 miles (607 kilometers) NNE of INU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.55 miles (65.25 km) ENE | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 58.54 miles (94.22 km) WSW | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 3 | 108.60 miles (174.78 km) ESE | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 112.91 miles (181.71 km) SSW | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 5 | 133.18 miles (214.33 km) ENE | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 6 | 157.12 miles (252.86 km) E | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 7 | 159.49 miles (256.67 km) SSW | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 8 | 179.27 miles (288.51 km) S | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 9 | 203.83 miles (328.03 km) S | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 208.50 miles (335.55 km) E | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 227.54 miles (366.18 km) S | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 12 | 234.11 miles (376.77 km) SE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 237.31 miles (381.91 km) SW | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 14 | 238.00 miles (383.03 km) E | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 241.70 miles (388.98 km) WSW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,117.69 miles (19,501.48 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,116.58 miles (19,499.70 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,097.58 miles (19,469.13 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,093.33 miles (19,462.28 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,092.09 miles (19,460.28 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,072.21 miles (19,428.30 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,065.28 miles (19,417.14 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,046.62 miles (19,387.11 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,021.88 miles (19,347.29 km) WSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,003.39 miles (19,317.54 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,992.93 miles (19,300.70 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,935.23 miles (19,207.84 km) WSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,912.65 miles (19,171.51 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,886.48 miles (19,129.39 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 377.44 miles (607.43 km) NNE | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 435.07 miles (700.18 km) N | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 450.44 miles (724.92 km) ENE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 452.83 miles (728.75 km) ENE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 454.27 miles (731.08 km) NNE | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 466.87 miles (751.35 km) E | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 473.81 miles (762.52 km) ENE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 478.18 miles (769.55 km) ENE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 482.75 miles (776.92 km) E | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 483.91 miles (778.77 km) NNE | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 491.04 miles (790.25 km) NW | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 563.43 miles (906.74 km) NNE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 563.94 miles (907.57 km) NNE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 565.84 miles (910.63 km) NE | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 573.80 miles (923.44 km) NE | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,021.09 miles (19,346.01 km) NW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 2 | 12,012.03 miles (19,331.44 km) NNW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 3 | 12,009.00 miles (19,326.56 km) NNW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 4 | 12,008.01 miles (19,324.97 km) NW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 5 | 12,001.48 miles (19,314.47 km) NNW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,980.53 miles (19,280.75 km) NW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,952.66 miles (19,235.90 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 11,932.50 miles (19,203.45 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 11,926.25 miles (19,193.39 km) NW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,917.74 miles (19,179.70 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 11,912.27 miles (19,170.89 km) NNW | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,894.61 miles (19,142.48 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 11,879.23 miles (19,117.72 km) N | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,873.14 miles (19,107.91 km) NW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,869.86 miles (19,102.63 km) WNW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |