Nonstop flight route between Cartagena, Colombia and Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(10°26'33"N by 75°30'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°33'24"N by 0°51'47"W)
Distance from CTG to TML:
5,066.82 miles (8,154.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG), Cartagena, Colombia and Tamale Airport (TML), Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,067 miles (or 8,154 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 Tamale 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 Tamale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTG / SKCG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cartagena, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'33"N by 75°30'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | SACSA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTG |
| More Information: | CTG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TML / DGLE |
| Airport Name: | Tamale Airport |
| Location: | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°33'24"N by 0°51'47"W |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 553 feet (169 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TML |
| More Information: | TML Maps & Info |
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 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.
- During 1993 and 1994 in developing the principles established in the new Constitution of 1991 to improve governance, the Law 105 of 1993 and the national government of President Cesar Gaviria, by Decree 1647 of 994, arranged decentralization airports by the Civil Aeronautics and set the parameters for this process forward.
- Today, the Rafael Nunez International Airport is the fourth largest airport in the country, and one of the largest in the Caribbean region.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tamale Airport (TML):
- Tamale Airport (TML) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tamale Airport (TML) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tamale Airport (meaning Tamale Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Tamale Airport is an airport serving Tamale, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana.
- The closest airport to Tamale Airport (TML) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of TML.
- Because of Tamale Airport's relatively low elevation of 553 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamale 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 Tamale Airport has now been upgraded to the status of an international airport, with all the necessary facilities.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.54 miles (94.22 km) ENE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 78.22 miles (125.89 km) SSE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 3 | 98.82 miles (159.03 km) ENE | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 4 | 113.87 miles (183.25 km) S | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 5 | 148.77 miles (239.41 km) S | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 6 | 153.81 miles (247.54 km) E | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 7 | 172.29 miles (277.27 km) S | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 8 | 180.37 miles (290.28 km) SW | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 9 | 183.20 miles (294.82 km) SW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 10 | 190.79 miles (307.04 km) ENE | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 11 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) WSW | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 12 | 199.43 miles (320.95 km) SSW | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 201.11 miles (323.66 km) WSW | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 14 | 202.43 miles (325.78 km) SSE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 15 | 212.28 miles (341.64 km) ENE | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,113.68 miles (19,495.03 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,104.75 miles (19,480.66 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,103.71 miles (19,478.99 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,102.75 miles (19,477.45 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,074.41 miles (19,431.83 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,069.92 miles (19,424.61 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,060.63 miles (19,409.66 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,042.34 miles (19,380.22 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,031.04 miles (19,362.04 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,991.74 miles (19,298.79 km) WSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,968.68 miles (19,261.68 km) WSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,958.85 miles (19,245.86 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,915.48 miles (19,176.05 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,905.09 miles (19,159.34 km) WSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 112.49 miles (181.04 km) N | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 113.75 miles (183.06 km) N | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 134.03 miles (215.69 km) E | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 4 | 136.14 miles (219.09 km) NW | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 149.39 miles (240.42 km) W | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 158.19 miles (254.59 km) NE | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 158.69 miles (255.39 km) NNE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 161.57 miles (260.03 km) ENE | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 9 | 166.68 miles (268.24 km) WNW | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 167.71 miles (269.91 km) SW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 170.59 miles (274.54 km) E | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 12 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) SSW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 13 | 188.61 miles (303.53 km) WNW | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 190.76 miles (306.99 km) NNE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 198.15 miles (318.89 km) NNW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.38 miles (19,900.11 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,057.80 miles (19,405.10 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,030.09 miles (19,360.51 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,959.19 miles (19,246.40 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,931.16 miles (19,201.29 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,927.82 miles (19,195.92 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,898.30 miles (19,148.41 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,891.78 miles (19,137.92 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 11,872.83 miles (19,107.42 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,862.06 miles (19,090.09 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,859.59 miles (19,086.12 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,859.07 miles (19,085.28 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,849.17 miles (19,069.34 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,830.64 miles (19,039.52 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,816.25 miles (19,016.37 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |