Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), Medellín, Colombia and Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,966 miles (or 19,257 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 Olaya Herrera Airport and Minangkabau International Airport (MIA), 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 Olaya Herrera Airport and Minangkabau International Airport (MIA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH):

• Because of Olaya Herrera Airport's high elevation of 4,940 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EOH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EOH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) is José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of EOH.
• Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, which serves regional and domestic flights in the country.
• The passenger terminal has two waiting rooms that have access to the main platform, which has a capacity of over 30 aircraft, also has a large shopping area with banking establishments, offices and shops of all kinds, a food court, 11 double counters, airline check-in, a smoking room, and close connection with the plaza Gardel.
• Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Olaya Herrera Airport", another name for EOH is "Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera".
• It was also one of the mainstays of Carrier Aces from its source to its sad demise in August 2003.
• The airport was with five other airports given in concession to a private operator to manage that within the proposed works include total refurbishment of the terminal, the construction of a cargo terminal, repairing the track platform, implementing new security systems are, expansion and refurbishment of waiting rooms and baggage claim belts, construction of a new control tower on the west side, construction of a terminal for business aviation that will work for domestic and international flights of this type, new shopping areas, among others.
• The furthest airport from Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Olaya Herrera Airport (meaning Olaya Herrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Facts about Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG):

• The furthest airport from Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), which is nearly antipodal to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (meaning Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
• Because of Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) 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.
• This airport suffered minor damage because of a earthquake in September 2009.
• Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Minangkabau International Airport is the second airport in Indonesia, after Soekarno-Hatta Airport at Cengkareng, to be constructed from scratch.
• The closest airport to Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 99 miles (159 kilometers) SSW of PDG.
• In addition to being known as "Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)", other names for PDG include "Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau (MIA)" and "بانداراينتيرنسيونالمينڠكاباو".