Nonstop flight route between Cartagena, Colombia and Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG), Cartagena, Colombia and Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,070 miles (or 19,425 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 Rafael Núñez International Airport and Tunggul Wulung 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 Rafael Núñez International Airport and Tunggul Wulung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between CTG and CXP makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Rafael Núñez International Airport and Tunggul Wulung 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 CTG and CXP are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Cartagena, Colombia and Cilacap, Java Island, 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 CTG and CXP!

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Facts about Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG):

• 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.
• In 1930 the SCADTA built facilities to receive its first aircraft wheels on the airfield built on the island of Manzanillo.
• Today, the Rafael Nunez International Airport is the fourth largest airport in the country, and one of the largest in the Caribbean region.
• Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Rafael Núñez International Airport", another name for CTG is "Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP):

• In addition to being known as "Tunggul Wulung Airport", another name for CXP is "Bandar Udara Tunggul Wulung".
• Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is nearly antipodal to Tunggul Wulung Airport (meaning Tunggul Wulung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guasdualito Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Guasdualito, Venezuela.
• The closest airport to Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of CXP.
• Because of Tunggul Wulung Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunggul Wulung 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.