Nonstop flight route between Bluefields, Nicaragua and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(11°59'26"N by 83°46'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W)
Distance from BEF to CAE:
1,525.66 miles (2,455.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bluefields Airport (BEF), Bluefields, Nicaragua and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,526 miles (or 2,455 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 relatively short distance between Bluefields Airport and Columbia Metropolitan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEF / MNBL |
| Airport Name: | Bluefields Airport |
| Location: | Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°59'26"N by 83°46'27"W |
| Area Served: | Bluefields |
| Operator/Owner: | EAAI |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEF |
| More Information: | BEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAE / KCAE |
| Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
| More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Bluefields Airport (BEF):
- The closest airport to Bluefields Airport (BEF) is Corn Island International Airport (RNI), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of BEF.
- The furthest airport from Bluefields Airport (BEF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bluefields Airport (meaning Bluefields Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Bluefields Airport (BEF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bluefields Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Bluefields 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Police and Fire/Rescue services are provided by the Columbia Metro Airport Department of Public Safety.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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 August 1996, the UPS-owned cargo airline opened an $80 million southeastern regional hub at the airport, one of six regional hubs throughout the United States.
- Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.80 miles (80.15 km) ENE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua |     |
| 2 | 85.54 miles (137.67 km) S | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 99.81 miles (160.62 km) S | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 122.57 miles (197.26 km) S | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 137.05 miles (220.55 km) NNW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 141.09 miles (227.06 km) SSW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 142.68 miles (229.61 km) S | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 143.80 miles (231.42 km) N | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | 145.17 miles (233.64 km) ENE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 10 | 149.45 miles (240.51 km) SSE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 152.98 miles (246.19 km) NNW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 154.05 miles (247.92 km) SW | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 162.08 miles (260.84 km) W | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 14 | 177.33 miles (285.39 km) SSW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) S | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.72 miles (19,945.71 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,786.65 miles (18,968.72 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,736.79 miles (18,888.48 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,713.08 miles (18,850.34 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,668.04 miles (18,777.84 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,664.47 miles (18,772.10 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,637.88 miles (18,729.30 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,618.16 miles (18,697.57 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,614.28 miles (18,691.32 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,608.98 miles (18,682.80 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,587.27 miles (18,647.86 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,581.92 miles (18,639.25 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,559.33 miles (18,602.88 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,557.71 miles (18,600.28 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,523.08 miles (18,544.56 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.44 miles (11.98 km) ENE | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) E | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 36.50 miles (58.74 km) SSE | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) E | Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 38.14 miles (61.38 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 39.66 miles (63.83 km) NE | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 43.61 miles (70.19 km) E | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 49.52 miles (79.69 km) SSW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.15 miles (100.02 km) WSW | Daniel Field (DNL) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 62.50 miles (100.59 km) SW | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 63.22 miles (101.75 km) WNW | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 65.56 miles (105.51 km) ENE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) SSE | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 81.67 miles (131.44 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 82.65 miles (133.01 km) NW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,507.99 miles (18,520.27 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,489.32 miles (18,490.22 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,471.13 miles (18,460.96 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,463.08 miles (18,448.00 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,458.75 miles (18,441.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,450.26 miles (18,427.36 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,444.86 miles (18,418.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,439.14 miles (18,409.46 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,437.64 miles (18,407.05 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,428.77 miles (18,392.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,397.57 miles (18,342.56 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,385.19 miles (18,322.65 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,377.54 miles (18,310.33 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,360.48 miles (18,282.87 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,357.61 miles (18,278.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |