Nonstop flight route between Burgas, Bulgaria and Cartagena, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria and Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG), Cartagena, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,379 miles (or 10,267 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 Burgas Airport and Rafael Núñez 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 Burgas Airport and Rafael Núñez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Burgas Airport (BOJ):

• Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star.
• Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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 Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.
• The furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Passengers and guests arriving at Burgas Airport with their personal car can use the commercially available parking lot, located in the immediate vicinity of the main terminal building.
• In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".
• There are domestic and international flights to about 116 destinations in 33 countries, by more than 69 Bulgarian and foreign airlines.
• Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In December 2011 construction work began on the new Terminal 2.
• Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.

Facts about Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG):

• The closest airport to Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) ENE of CTG.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Núñez International Airport (meaning Rafael Núñez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• In December 1946 it was inaugurated with great pomp Crespo Air Field in the city of Cartagena, which had been built by that subsidiary airport.
• In 1930 the SCADTA built facilities to receive its first aircraft wheels on the airfield built on the island of Manzanillo.
• As a result of the study, the COMP, Ministry of Finance instructed the Civil Aeronautics initiation of processes for delivery through concession contracts busiest airports in the country El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali, Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport in Barranquilla and finally Rafael Nuñez Airport in Cartagena.
• In addition to being known as "Rafael Núñez International Airport", another name for CTG is "Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez".
• The first flight took place on February 14, 1920 when the plane "Cartagena" in charge of pilots Jourdanet Jacques René Bazin and began a flight around the city, carrying as passengers to Guillermo Echavarria Martinez Martelo Tulita and Queen of Carnival.
• Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Rafael Núñez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Núñez 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.
• The airport is managed since 1996 by the Society Caribbean Airports S.A.