Nonstop flight route between El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan and Medellín, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Debba Airport (EDB), El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan and José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,151 miles (or 11,509 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 El Debba Airport and José María Córdova 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 El Debba Airport and José María Córdova 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: | EDB / HSDB |
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| Location: | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°1'29"N by 30°57'29"E |
| Area Served: | Al Dabbah |
| Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDB |
| More Information: | EDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDE / SKRG |
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| Location: | Medellín, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°10'1"N by 75°25'36"W |
| Area Served: | Medellin/Rionegro |
| Operator/Owner: | AirPlan |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 7027 feet (2,142 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDE |
| More Information: | MDE Maps & Info |
Facts about El Debba Airport (EDB):
- The closest airport to El Debba Airport (EDB) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNW of EDB.
- The furthest airport from El Debba Airport (EDB) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to El Debba Airport (meaning El Debba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
- Because of El Debba Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at El Debba 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 "El Debba Airport", another name for EDB is "Elddebba".
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- The José María Córdova International Airport is the second in Colombia in total passenger and cargo also international, national and international after the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota.
- Currently in the terminal operates 25 destinations in total divided into 11 international and 12 domestic destinations regularly.
- The furthest airport from José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to José María Córdova International Airport (meaning José María Córdova International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- After several obstacles, the city of Medellín has finally accepted the construction of an unpaved runway about 974 m long.
- In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
- Because of José María Córdova International Airport's high elevation of 7,027 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MDE.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
