Nonstop flight route between Bogotá, Colombia and Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Dorado International Airport (BOG), Bogotá, Colombia and Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH), Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,017 miles (or 19,340 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 El Dorado International Airport and Hang Nadim International 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 El Dorado International Airport and Hang Nadim International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between BOG and BTH makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between El Dorado International Airport and Hang Nadim International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between BOG and BTH are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Bogotá, Colombia and Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between BOG and BTH!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOG / SKBO |
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Location: | Bogotá, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°42'5"N by 74°8'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | OPAIN S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 8361 feet (2,548 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOG |
More Information: | BOG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTH / WIDD |
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Location: | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°7'14"N by 104°7'6"E |
Area Served: | Batam |
Operator/Owner: | Otorita Batam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTH |
More Information: | BTH Maps & Info |
Facts about El Dorado International Airport (BOG):
- In addition to being known as "El Dorado International Airport", another name for BOG is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado".
- The furthest airport from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado International Airport (meaning El Dorado International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- In 1981, Avianca undertook the construction of a new exclusive terminal to be called the Puente Aéreo, which was eventually inaugurated by President Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Avianca's original purpose for the terminal was for flights serving Cali, Medellín, Miami and New York.
- In 2003 NVG equipment for night vision air operations was installed in Hercules C-130 and CN-235 Nurtanio airplanes.
- El Dorado International Airport (BOG) has 2 runways.
- On 3 September 1932 it was launched the first Military Transport Service in Colombia, when a Junkers F-13 carried Colonel Luis Acevedo and his party to Leticia.
- On 19 September 2007, the implementation of Milestone 1 of the plan for modernization and expansion of the airport began.
- The closest airport to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of BOG.
- Because of El Dorado International Airport's high elevation of 8,361 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BOG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BOG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH):
- Shuttle airport bus are serving several destination from Hang Nadim International Airport, currently it serves by a bus operator, "Damri".
- In addition to being known as "Hang Nadim International Airport", other names for BTH include "Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim" and "WIKB".
- The furthest airport from Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Hang Nadim International Airport (meaning Hang Nadim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,872 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) currently has only 1 runway.
- As Batam continues to develop its tourism sector, Hang Nadim has proved to be a sufficiently effective airport.
- The closest airport to Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) is Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of BTH.
- Because of Hang Nadim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Hang Nadim International 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.