Nonstop flight route between Blackwater, Queensland, Australia and Apiay, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackwater Airport (BLT), Blackwater, Queensland, Australia and Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API), Apiay, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,309 miles (or 14,981 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 Blackwater Airport and Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base), 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 Blackwater Airport and Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLT / YBTR |
Airport Name: | Blackwater Airport |
Location: | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°36'11"S by 148°48'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 657 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLT |
More Information: | BLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | API / SKAP |
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Location: | Apiay, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Colombian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
Elevation: | 1227 feet (374 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from API |
More Information: | API Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackwater Airport (BLT):
- Because of Blackwater Airport's relatively low elevation of 657 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackwater 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 closest airport to Blackwater Airport (BLT) is Emerald Airport (EMD), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of BLT.
- The furthest airport from Blackwater Airport (BLT) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,844 miles (19,061 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Blackwater Airport (BLT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API):
- Apiay has served as base for operations such as Plan Patriota which included operations such as Operation JM.
- The closest airport to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) is El Dorado International Airport (BOG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of API.
- The furthest airport from Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (meaning Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base)", another name for API is "Base Aérea Capitán Luis F. Gómez Niño (Base Aérea de Apiay)".