Nonstop flight route between Barranquilla, Colombia and Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla, Colombia and Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,047 miles (or 19,387 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 Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II), 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 Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between BAQ and TKG makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport and Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BAQ and TKG are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Barranquilla, Colombia and Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BAQ and TKG!

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Facts about Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ):

• In the international area are the gates 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, each with a waiting area for passengers.
• In addition to being known as "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport", another name for BAQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz".
• Also in 1946 British South American Airways commenced operation at Barranquilla, using a Lancastrian to provide one weekly flight to London via Bermuda.
• 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.
• This airport serves as a focus city for Avianca.
• The airport has one passenger terminal building to handle all of the airport's commercial traffic.
• 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.
• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is named after one of the most important Colombian aviation pioneers.
• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG):

• Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)'s relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) 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 addition to being known as "Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)", another name for TKG is "Bandar Udara Radin Inten II (RIA II)".
• The furthest airport from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) is Mariquita Airport (MQU), which is nearly antipodal to Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (meaning Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariquita Airport), and is located 12,432 miles (20,007 kilometers) away in Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia.
• The closest airport to Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) N of TKG.