Nonstop flight route between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Keshod, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia and Keshod Airport (IXK), Keshod, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,274 miles (or 14,926 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 Palonegro International Airport and Keshod 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 Palonegro International Airport and Keshod Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):

• Palonegro International Airport, located in the Municipality of Lebrija, marked a new stage of progress for the Department of Santander and its capital, the city of Bucaramanga.
• The furthest airport from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), which is nearly antipodal to Palonegro International Airport (meaning Palonegro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Bandung, Indonesia.
• The airport was built over the mountains surrounding the Bucaramanga plateau.
• Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• That is why it was necessary to move at least 14 million cubic metres of earth in successful operation and a great engineering work that began in 1969.
• Furthermore, additional works including drainage systems, acquisition and operation of track lighting systems, control lights, rotating beacon, navigation aids visual and nonvisual water supply network, electricity and telephone equipment.
• The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
• For the year 2007 was ranked among the seven airports in Colombia, and for this reason the Civil Aviation decided to invest in expanding and building a new boarding area national and international.
• Its airport facilities were designed to successfully address the traffic of aircraft and the growth of passenger and cargo flow projected until 1990 and thereafter, it was envisaged the construction of a taxiing runway parallel to the original runway, the which was actually built years later, along with the facilities, apron and hangars to serve general aviation.
• Palonegro The site was the historic setting of political strife and the battle of the same name, which took place on 25 May 1900, during the War of the Thousand Days.
• In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".

Facts about Keshod Airport (IXK):

• In addition to being known as "Keshod Airport", another name for IXK is "કેશોદ એરપોર્ટ".
• The closest airport to Keshod Airport (IXK) is Diu Airport (DIU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of IXK.
• The furthest airport from Keshod Airport (IXK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Keshod Airport (meaning Keshod Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Keshod Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Keshod 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.
• Keshod Airport (IXK) currently has only 1 runway.