Nonstop flight route between Bucaramanga, Colombia and Resolute, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia and Resolute Bay Airport (YRB), Resolute, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,750 miles (or 7,644 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 Resolute Bay 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 Resolute Bay 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: | YRB / CYRB |
| Airport Name: | Resolute Bay Airport |
| Location: | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 74°43'0"N by 94°58'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 222 feet (68 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YRB |
| More Information: | YRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- A 4 km road linking the terminal with the main road from Bucaramanga to Barrancabermeja.
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 receives flights from major cities in Colombia as well as international flights from Panama City.
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
Facts about Resolute Bay Airport (YRB):
- The furthest airport from Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,598 miles (15,446 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Historically, the airport was served by several airlines operating direct, no-change-of-plane scheduled passenger jet service to such Canadian cities as Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Yellowknife.
- The closest airport to Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located 224 miles (360 kilometers) ESE of YRB.
- Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Resolute Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Resolute Bay 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.
