Nonstop flight route between Bilbao, Spain and Colima, Colima, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(43°18'3"N by 2°54'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°16'36"N by 103°34'37"W)
Distance from BIO to CLQ:
5,824.79 miles (9,374.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), Colima, Colima, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,825 miles (or 9,374 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 Bilbao Airport and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid 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 Bilbao Airport and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIO / LEBB |
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| Location: | Bilbao, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°18'3"N by 2°54'38"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIO |
| More Information: | BIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLQ / MMIA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Colima, Colima, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'36"N by 103°34'37"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2467 feet (752 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLQ |
| More Information: | CLQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):
- Bilbao Airport handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
- The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.
- The furthest airport from Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Bilbao Airport (meaning Bilbao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- Because of Bilbao Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilbao 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.
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
- Users of the airport widely complained about its lack of an arrivals area, since once passengers cleared customs, they stepped directly outside, and there they were often exposed to the elements.
- During the eighties, the ILS landing system entered into service for runway 10/28.
- In 1940, it was decided by common agreement with the local organisations affected to build a civilian airport in Sondika.
Facts about Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ):
- The furthest airport from Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,586 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport", another name for CLQ is "Aeropuerto Nacional Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid".
- Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of CLQ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.39 miles (48.91 km) SSE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |     |
| 2 | 46.50 miles (74.84 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 3 | 56.42 miles (90.80 km) E | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 4 | 65.33 miles (105.14 km) SSE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 5 | 70.61 miles (113.63 km) E | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 6 | 73.61 miles (118.46 km) ESE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 7 | 74.29 miles (119.57 km) SSW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 8 | 125.34 miles (201.71 km) E | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 9 | 126.58 miles (203.71 km) NE | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 10 | 146.61 miles (235.94 km) E | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 11 | 147.29 miles (237.04 km) WSW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 12 | 147.74 miles (237.77 km) SE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 13 | 148.06 miles (238.28 km) SW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 14 | 151.68 miles (244.11 km) NE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 15 | 156.11 miles (251.23 km) ESE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.62 miles (19,729.89 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,257.32 miles (19,726.19 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,250.12 miles (19,714.61 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,239.31 miles (19,697.22 km) SSE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,231.54 miles (19,684.70 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,217.35 miles (19,661.88 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,207.66 miles (19,646.28 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,195.54 miles (19,626.76 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,182.69 miles (19,606.09 km) SSE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,178.84 miles (19,599.89 km) SE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,171.74 miles (19,588.47 km) S | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,168.78 miles (19,583.71 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,161.78 miles (19,572.44 km) SE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,136.36 miles (19,531.54 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,136.28 miles (19,531.40 km) ESE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.68 miles (104.09 km) W | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 2 | 87.72 miles (141.18 km) NNE | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 3 | 100.61 miles (161.92 km) E | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 4 | 125.12 miles (201.36 km) SE | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 5 | 145.79 miles (234.63 km) NW | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 6 | 169.21 miles (272.32 km) NNW | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 7 | 170.78 miles (274.84 km) ENE | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 8 | 173.11 miles (278.59 km) NE | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 9 | 180.43 miles (290.38 km) NE | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 10 | 180.70 miles (290.81 km) SE | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 11 | 186.55 miles (300.22 km) NNE | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 12 | 195.55 miles (314.71 km) ENE | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 13 | 238.91 miles (384.49 km) ENE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 14 | 256.63 miles (413.00 km) NNE | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 15 | 261.60 miles (421.00 km) E | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,585.72 miles (18,645.37 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,217.02 miles (18,052.00 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,110.71 miles (17,880.90 km) S | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 11,076.53 miles (17,825.90 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,069.84 miles (17,815.14 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 6 | 11,051.56 miles (17,785.71 km) S | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,995.43 miles (17,695.39 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,963.22 miles (17,643.55 km) S | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,936.27 miles (17,600.18 km) S | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,846.31 miles (17,455.40 km) S | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,803.38 miles (17,386.31 km) S | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,723.94 miles (17,258.47 km) ESE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| 13 | 10,704.64 miles (17,227.41 km) ESE | Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) | Mahé, Seychelles | |
| 14 | 10,698.86 miles (17,218.10 km) SE | Praslin Island Airport (PRI) | Praslin Island, Seychelles | |
| 15 | 10,690.02 miles (17,203.87 km) E | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |