Nonstop flight route between Jambi, Indonesia and Quibdó, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), Jambi, Indonesia and El Caraño Airport (UIB), Quibdó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,156 miles (or 19,563 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 Sultan Thaha Airport and El Caraño 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 Sultan Thaha Airport and El Caraño Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between DJB and UIB makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Sultan Thaha Airport and El Caraño 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 DJB and UIB are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Jambi, Indonesia and Quibdó, Colombia 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 DJB and UIB!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJB / WIPA |
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Location: | Jambi, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°38'17"S by 103°38'39"E |
Area Served: | Jambi City |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJB |
More Information: | DJB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIB / SKUI |
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Location: | Quibdó, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIB |
More Information: | UIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB):
- The furthest airport from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Thaha Airport (meaning Sultan Thaha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Villa Garzón Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Villa Garzón, Colombia.
- Because of Sultan Thaha Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Thaha 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 2012, the runway will be expanded to 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide to accommodate up to equivalent Boeing 757 from previous Boeing 737.
- Sultan Thaha Airport handled 1 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Thaha Airport", another name for DJB is "Bandar Udara Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin".
- The closest airport to Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of DJB.
- Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about El Caraño Airport (UIB):
- The furthest airport from El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to El Caraño Airport (meaning El Caraño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Because of El Caraño Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at El Caraño 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 closest airport to El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of UIB.
- In addition to being known as "El Caraño Airport", another name for UIB is "Aeropuerto El Caraño".
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) currently has only 1 runway.