Nonstop flight route between Crookston, Minnesota, United States and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN), Crookston, Minnesota, United States and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,132 miles (or 5,040 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 Crookston Municipal Airport and Palonegro 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 Crookston Municipal Airport and Palonegro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKN / KCKN | 
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| Location: | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'26"N by 96°37'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Crookston, Minnesota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Crookston | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CKN | 
| More Information: | CKN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG | 
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| Location: | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°7'35"N by 73°11'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Bucaramanga | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3897 feet (1,188 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BGA | 
| More Information: | BGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN):
- Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) has 3 runways.
 - The closest airport to Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of CKN.
 - In addition to being known as "Crookston Municipal Airport", another name for CKN is "Kirkwood Field".
 - Because of Crookston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Crookston Municipal 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 Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
 - Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The planning of the passenger terminal building is 7000 square meters of construction, took into account the uneven terrain where this arises.
 - The National Government through its Ministry of Transport and continuing with the policy of granting airports, airport included in the so-called Group Palonegro Northeast.
 - Its airport facilities were designed to successfully address the traffic of aircraft and the growth of passenger and cargo flow projected until 1990 and thereafter, it was envisaged the construction of a taxiing runway parallel to the original runway, the which was actually built years later, along with the facilities, apron and hangars to serve general aviation.
 - The furthest airport from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), which is nearly antipodal to Palonegro International Airport (meaning Palonegro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Bandung, Indonesia.
 - Palonegro International Airport, located in the Municipality of Lebrija, marked a new stage of progress for the Department of Santander and its capital, the city of Bucaramanga.
 - Palonegro The airport security was under discussion several times, it was precisely from this airport that the flight originated kidnapped on Fokker F-50 Avianca by armed personnel in 1999 and then another plane of Aerotaca B1900 in 2000 on a flight also originated in the air terminal.
 - In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
 
