Nonstop flight route between Bilbao, Spain and Manizales, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(43°18'3"N by 2°54'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°1'47"N by 75°27'44"W)
Distance from BIO to MZL:
5,105.22 miles (8,216.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain and La Nubia Airport (MZL), Manizales, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,105 miles (or 8,216 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 La Nubia 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 La Nubia 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: | MZL / SKMZ |
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| Location: | Manizales, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°1'47"N by 75°27'44"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZL |
| More Information: | MZL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
- In February 2009 plans were announced to expand the terminal building, the facilities and the car parking so as to double the current capacity to 8 million passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
- 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 handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Between 1964 and 1965, an instrumental ILS landing system and a meteorological radio for storm detection were installed.
- The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.
Facts about La Nubia Airport (MZL):
- In addition to being known as "La Nubia Airport", another name for MZL is "Aeropuerto La Nubia".
- La Nubia Airport (MZL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to La Nubia Airport (MZL) is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of MZL.
- Because of La Nubia Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at La Nubia 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 furthest airport from La Nubia Airport (MZL) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to La Nubia Airport (meaning La Nubia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
| 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 | 24.28 miles (39.07 km) SW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 2 | 38.81 miles (62.45 km) WSW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 3 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) ENE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 4 | 45.05 miles (72.50 km) SSW | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 5 | 47.78 miles (76.90 km) SSE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 6 | 69.38 miles (111.66 km) SE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 7 | 78.62 miles (126.53 km) N | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 8 | 82.68 miles (133.06 km) N | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 9 | 93.06 miles (149.77 km) WNW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 10 | 93.36 miles (150.25 km) ESE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 11 | 120.67 miles (194.20 km) SSW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 12 | 133.55 miles (214.92 km) WNW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 13 | 134.39 miles (216.28 km) SW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 14 | 144.17 miles (232.02 km) S | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 15 | 146.52 miles (235.80 km) ESE | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.29 miles (19,940.19 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,381.04 miles (19,925.30 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,289.23 miles (19,777.56 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,272.64 miles (19,750.85 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,265.05 miles (19,738.63 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,253.81 miles (19,720.55 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,194.49 miles (19,625.08 km) SSE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,191.22 miles (19,619.82 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,164.61 miles (19,577.00 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,143.23 miles (19,542.59 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,137.01 miles (19,532.57 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,135.96 miles (19,530.88 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,078.52 miles (19,438.45 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,061.95 miles (19,411.78 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,054.05 miles (19,399.06 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |