Nonstop flight route between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Mbeya, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia and Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,425 miles (or 11,949 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 Mbeya 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 Mbeya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG |
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| Location: | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°7'35"N by 73°11'4"W |
| Area Served: | Bucaramanga |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3897 feet (1,188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGA |
| More Information: | BGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB |
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| Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBI |
| More Information: | MBI Maps & Info |
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- The National Government through its Ministry of Transport and continuing with the policy of granting airports, airport included in the so-called Group Palonegro Northeast.
- 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 planning of the passenger terminal building is 7000 square meters of construction, took into account the uneven terrain where this arises.
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- Gómez Niño Airport, located within the urban area of Bucaramanga was for 25 years who attended the air traffic in the city with significant limitations, given their geographical location and its adverse conditions for security and air navigation.
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- A 4 km road linking the terminal with the main road from Bucaramanga to Barrancabermeja.
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
