Nonstop flight route between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,705 miles (or 4,353 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 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,, 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 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,. 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: | YCX / CYCX |
Airport Name: | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, |
Location: | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°50'16"N by 66°26'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YCX |
More Information: | YCX Maps & Info |
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- A 4 km road linking the terminal with the main road from Bucaramanga to Barrancabermeja.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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 modern facility that was opened by the President Misael Pastrana in August 1974 just before leaving office, they replaced the old airport "Gomez Niño".
Facts about 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX):
- Existing training facilities dating from the First and Second World Wars in eastern Canada were relatively small, thus a new facility was considered.
- The base headquarters were chosen for the northern part of the base adjacent to the, then, small village of Oromocto.
- The expropriation of lands began in the early 1950s, much to the surprise of local residents who had been kept in the dark about the expropriation until the last minute.
- In the post-unification armed forces, CFB Gagetown functioned as the primary combat training centre for Force Mobile Command.
- The furthest airport from 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Portions of the training area were subject to testing of the defoliants Agent Orange and Agent Purple during the 1960s, which has led to an inquiry as to its long term effects upon the soldiers and civilian base personnel who were exposed to it.
- Because of 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown,'s relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, 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 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) is Fredericton International Airport (YFC), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of YCX.