Nonstop flight route between Barranquilla, Colombia and Fogo, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla, Colombia and São Filipe Airport (SFL), Fogo, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,393 miles (or 5,460 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 São Filipe 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 São Filipe 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: | SFL / GVSF | 
| Airport Name: | São Filipe Airport | 
| Location: | Fogo, Cape Verde | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°52'58"N by 24°28'48"W | 
| Area Served: | São Filipe | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SFL | 
| More Information: | SFL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ):
- Also in 1946 British South American Airways commenced operation at Barranquilla, using a Lancastrian to provide one weekly flight to London via Bermuda.
- Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- With the opening of the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota in December 1959, Soledad was relegated to secondary importance in the country.
- 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.
- The airport has a taxiway parallel to the runway in order to reach both ends.
- In addition to being known as "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport", another name for BAQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz".
- The airport has one passenger terminal building to handle all of the airport's commercial traffic.
- 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.
Facts about São Filipe Airport (SFL):
- Because of São Filipe Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at São Filipe 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 São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Mosteiros Airport (MTI), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) NE of SFL.
- São Filipe Airport (SFL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is nearly antipodal to São Filipe Airport (meaning São Filipe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Misima Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.




