Nonstop flight route between Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Barranquilla, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK), Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,693 miles (or 7,553 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 Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport and Ernesto Cortissoz 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 Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport and Ernesto Cortissoz 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: | ENK / EGAB |
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| Location: | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°23'54"N by 7°39'6"W |
| Area Served: | Enniskillen |
| Operator/Owner: | Enniskillen Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ENK |
| More Information: | ENK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAQ / SKBQ |
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| Location: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°53'21"N by 74°46'50"W |
| Area Served: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos del Caribe S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAQ |
| More Information: | BAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK):
- In addition to being known as "Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport", another name for ENK is "St Angelo".
- The closest airport to Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of ENK.
- Because of Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Enniskillen/St Angelo 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 airfield was originally established in April 1941 as a relief landing ground for RAF Aldergrove.
- The military occupation of St Angelo came to a close in March 1996 when the temporary accommodation buildings were demolished, since when St Angelo airfield has been in use as a civilian facility.
- The station later became a centre of helicopter operations over Northern Ireland when St Angelo was transferred to the Army and used as an accommodation barracks by both the British Army and Ulster Defence Regiment during The Troubles in the province, with most personnel housed in a vast array of temporary portacabins.
- First built and used during World War II as RAF St Angelo and later renamed St Angelo Barracks while in use as a British Army base, the airfield has been in private ownership as a civilian airport since 1996.
- The furthest airport from Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,887 miles (19,129 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ):
- Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The cargo terminal is located northeast of the passenger terminal and has a floor area of 9,000 m², it is the former passenger terminal building.
- Finally on the afternoon of April 7, 1981, Julio Cesar Turbay, president of the Republic and Alvaro Uribe Velez, Chief of the Aeronáutica Civil dedicated Barranquilla's new international airport Ernesto Cortissoz.
- With the opening of the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota in December 1959, Soledad was relegated to secondary importance in the country.
- The airport has one passenger terminal building to handle all of the airport's commercial traffic.
- The closest airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of BAQ.
- Because of Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Ernesto Cortissoz 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 "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport", another name for BAQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz".
- Soledad Airport soon established itself as the premier international airport in Colombia and the first hub in the country.
- The furthest airport from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (meaning Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- This airport serves as a focus city for Avianca.
- In the international area are the gates 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, each with a waiting area for passengers.
- Also in 1946 British South American Airways commenced operation at Barranquilla, using a Lancastrian to provide one weekly flight to London via Bermuda.
