Nonstop flight route between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia and Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,308 miles (or 5,324 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 Tijuana International 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 Tijuana International 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: | TIJ / MMTJ |
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Location: | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°32'26"N by 116°58'11"W |
Area Served: | Tijuana-San Diego |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico |
Airport Type: | Public, Military |
Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIJ |
More Information: | TIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- The Control Tower has a height of 34 metres equivalent to 10 floors, where one can see widely the length of the track in its entirety and platforms for parking of passenger and cargo aircraft.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- 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.
- The airport was built over the mountains surrounding the Bucaramanga plateau.
- The airport receives flights from major cities in Colombia as well as international flights from Panama City.
Facts about Tijuana International Airport (TIJ):
- The closest airport to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNW of TIJ.
- Because of Tijuana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Tijuana 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.
- In 2008, authorities from both Mexico and the United States launched Project Smart Border 2010, which expressed the intent to build an alternate U.S.-Mexico terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Tijuana International Airport", another name for TIJ is "General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport".
- Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) has 2 runways.
- Commercially speaking, the airport is composed of a single runway, a parallel taxiway, and a 23 gate main terminal with two concourses, a food court and a high-tech control tower, one of the tallest in Mexico.
- The furthest airport from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, California lies just over one nautical mile north of TIJ, with a similar runway length and orientation.
- In the 1960s, the demand of flights to the then-developing city of Tijuana increased, as more passengers were arriving and settling in the city.
- In-coming flights of these armed forces agencies usually arrive from the Mexican Air Force Central Region, mostly from Mexico City International Airport or nearby airbases.