Nonstop flight route between Da Nang, Vietnam and Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(16°2'38"N by 108°11'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°13'56"N by 72°29'23"W)
Distance from DAD to MCJ:
10,551.59 miles (16,981.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), Da Nang, Vietnam and La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,552 miles (or 16,981 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAD / VVDN |
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| Location: | Da Nang, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°2'38"N by 108°11'57"E |
| Area Served: | Da Nang |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Corporation of Vietnam |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAD |
| More Information: | DAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCJ / SKLM |
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| Location: | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'56"N by 72°29'23"W |
| Area Served: | Albania |
| Operator/Owner: | Cerrejon LLC. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCJ |
| More Information: | MCJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD):
- Because of Đà Nẵng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Đà Nẵng 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.
- Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of DAD.
- The furthest airport from Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Đà Nẵng International Airport (meaning Đà Nẵng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,975 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
- In 1955, the newly established Republic of Vietnam Air Force inherited from the French a token force of fifty-eight aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Đà Nẵng International Airport", another name for DAD is "Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng".
- Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia.
- Pacific Airlines inaugurated its daily flight between Da Nang and Hanoi in November 2005, giving domestic passengers an additional choice when flying between Da Nang and the capital, a route that had long been monopolized by Vietnam Airlines.
- A new 20,000m² terminal, costing USD $84 million with a capacity of 4 million passengers per year, opened to receive its first domestic flight on 15 December.
- In 1957 the VNAF re-established a presence at the renamed Da Nang Airport, stationing the 1st Liaison Squadron with Cessna L-19s.
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".
- 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.
- La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.19 miles (66.29 km) NW | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam |     |
| 2 | 55.45 miles (89.24 km) SE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 154.90 miles (249.29 km) SSE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 175.42 miles (282.30 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 5 | 179.18 miles (288.37 km) SSW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 228.17 miles (367.20 km) WSW | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 230.86 miles (371.53 km) W | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 8 | 233.31 miles (375.47 km) S | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 249.81 miles (402.03 km) NW | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 252.89 miles (406.98 km) WNW | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 11 | 287.78 miles (463.13 km) SSE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 296.87 miles (477.77 km) S | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 307.09 miles (494.21 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 14 | 321.34 miles (517.15 km) NNW | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 334.01 miles (537.53 km) W | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,411.70 miles (19,974.65 km) SW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,320.53 miles (19,827.92 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,318.79 miles (19,825.12 km) SSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,263.23 miles (19,735.70 km) S | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,245.27 miles (19,706.80 km) SSE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,210.84 miles (19,651.39 km) ESE | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,195.30 miles (19,626.38 km) W | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,193.12 miles (19,622.87 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,180.54 miles (19,602.62 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,180.54 miles (19,602.62 km) SE | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,143.87 miles (19,543.61 km) SW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,129.01 miles (19,519.70 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,108.81 miles (19,487.19 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.82 miles (57.65 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 2 | 69.61 miles (112.03 km) SE | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) SW | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 100.83 miles (162.28 km) SE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 118.24 miles (190.29 km) W | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 6 | 157.12 miles (252.86 km) W | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 7 | 160.41 miles (258.16 km) SSE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 162.80 miles (262.01 km) ENE | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 184.03 miles (296.17 km) SE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 188.60 miles (303.53 km) SSE | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 188.90 miles (304.01 km) ENE | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 12 | 190.68 miles (306.86 km) E | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 204.23 miles (328.68 km) SSE | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 207.36 miles (333.71 km) S | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 212.28 miles (341.64 km) WSW | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,166.88 miles (19,580.65 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,163.66 miles (19,575.46 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,145.64 miles (19,546.47 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,137.46 miles (19,533.29 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,126.54 miles (19,515.72 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,119.63 miles (19,504.61 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,091.08 miles (19,458.66 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,083.47 miles (19,446.41 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,079.16 miles (19,439.47 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,044.82 miles (19,384.22 km) SW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,015.06 miles (19,336.31 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,993.32 miles (19,301.33 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,989.29 miles (19,294.84 km) SW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,953.90 miles (19,237.88 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |