Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,051 miles (or 8,129 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 Brussels Airport and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs 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 Brussels Airport and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• Brussels Airlines has its corporate head office in the b.house, Airport Building 26, located in Diegem, Machelen.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Brussels Airport uses a one terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single roof.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The origins of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date back to 1940, when the German occupying force laid claim to 600 ha of agricultural fields reserved as back-up airfield "Steenokkerzeel".
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building.
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• The airport is located partially in Zaventem, partially in the Diegem area of Machelen, and partially in Steenokkerzeel, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
• In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display system were replaced by electronic ones.

Facts about La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ):

• In addition to being known as "La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport", another name for MCJ is "Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs".
• La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) is Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NW of MCJ.
• Because of La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs 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 Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (meaning La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.