Nonstop flight route between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Tanana, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia and Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL), Tanana, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,451 miles (or 8,773 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 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: | TAL / PATA |
Airport Name: | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport |
Location: | Tanana, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°10'27"N by 152°6'33"W |
Area Served: | Tanana, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAL |
More Information: | TAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- 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.
- 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 airport was built over the mountains surrounding the Bucaramanga plateau.
- 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 terminal building also had a restaurant, a popular café, stores, offices of Civil Aviation and Meteorology and tourism services, Telecom, the National Police, Customs, airport security and aviation fire station.
- Palonegro International Airport is located in the town of Lebrija, Santander, about 30 km west of Bucaramanga, Colombia.
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- 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.
Facts about Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL):
- Because of Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 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 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of TAL.
- Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,280 miles (16,544 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.