Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China:
Departure Airport:
(6°13'10"N by 75°35'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E)
Distance from EOH to ZHA:
10,498.64 miles (16,895.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), Medellín, Colombia and Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,499 miles (or 16,896 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 Zhanjiang 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 Olaya Herrera Airport and Zhanjiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EOH / SKMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Medellín, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°13'10"N by 75°35'25"W |
| Area Served: | Medellín |
| Operator/Owner: | AirPlan |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| Elevation: | 4940 feet (1,506 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOH |
| More Information: | EOH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHA / ZGZJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E |
| Area Served: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZHA |
| More Information: | ZHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH):
- 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.
- Don Gonzalo Mejia was a visionary and observer of commercial aviation in the 1920s and 1930s and saw a great opportunity for the development of it in Medellin because of its topography, that transport to and from an odyssey Medellín decided to launch a struggle for the city to have its own airport.
- It has a very large LCD screens provided by Scala to give information of flights, and times of departure and arrival of aircraft, these screens were also designed to receive hospital care for those who wait, with music and animations in Macromedia.
- 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.
- 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".
- Today, it is considered the main regional airport of the country due to the large number of scheduled and charter flights of this type operated to and from the airport.
- Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport is an airport located in Medellín, Colombia, which serves regional and domestic flights in the country.
- 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.
Facts about Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA):
- The closest airport to Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of ZHA.
- Because of Zhanjiang Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhanjiang 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.
- Zhanjiang Airport handled 488,835 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhanjiang Airport (meaning Zhanjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zhanjiang Airport", other names for ZHA include "湛江机场" and "Zhànjiāng Jīchǎng".
- Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.81 miles (19.01 km) ESE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 80.93 miles (130.25 km) WSW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 3 | 82.68 miles (133.06 km) S | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 4 | 84.87 miles (136.59 km) SE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 5 | 97.77 miles (157.34 km) S | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) SSW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 7 | 109.18 miles (175.71 km) NNE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 8 | 121.76 miles (195.96 km) WSW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 9 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) S | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 123.77 miles (199.19 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 11 | 123.93 miles (199.44 km) W | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 12 | 128.18 miles (206.29 km) SSE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 13 | 134.41 miles (216.31 km) NW | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 14 | 134.45 miles (216.37 km) ENE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 15 | 144.43 miles (232.44 km) SE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.04 miles (19,877.02 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,312.39 miles (19,814.82 km) SSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,282.37 miles (19,766.51 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,266.34 miles (19,740.71 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,220.25 miles (19,666.54 km) SE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,214.40 miles (19,657.13 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,206.58 miles (19,644.53 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,162.32 miles (19,573.30 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,150.86 miles (19,554.87 km) W | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,131.65 miles (19,523.96 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,115.87 miles (19,498.56 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,104.09 miles (19,479.60 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,103.89 miles (19,479.27 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,082.77 miles (19,445.28 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.97 miles (115.83 km) WNW | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) S | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 164.84 miles (265.28 km) NNE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 169.87 miles (273.38 km) NW | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 201.41 miles (324.13 km) ENE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 210.55 miles (338.85 km) SSW | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 215.58 miles (346.94 km) NNW | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 216.20 miles (347.94 km) NE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 217.36 miles (349.81 km) ENE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 10 | 235.92 miles (379.68 km) W | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 240.35 miles (386.81 km) ENE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 12 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 242.14 miles (389.68 km) ENE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 254.50 miles (409.58 km) ENE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 15 | 277.15 miles (446.03 km) N | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.20 miles (19,920.74 km) SE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,336.95 miles (19,854.34 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,326.26 miles (19,837.14 km) SSE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,274.60 miles (19,754.01 km) SSE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,248.37 miles (19,711.80 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,169.37 miles (19,584.65 km) SSE | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,118.08 miles (19,502.11 km) W | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,115.71 miles (19,498.30 km) WSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,098.24 miles (19,470.18 km) SSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,090.62 miles (19,457.92 km) SW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,084.78 miles (19,448.52 km) S | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,078.88 miles (19,439.02 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,078.17 miles (19,437.88 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |