Nonstop flight route between Yopal, Colombia and Joliet, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Alcaraván Airport (EYP), Yopal, Colombia and Joliet Regional Airport (JOT), Joliet, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,684 miles (or 4,319 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 Alcaraván Airport and Joliet Regional 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 Alcaraván Airport and Joliet Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Alcaraván Airport (EYP):

• The furthest airport from El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) is Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), which is nearly antipodal to El Alcaraván Airport (meaning El Alcaraván Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "El Alcaraván Airport", another name for EYP is "Aeropuerto El Alcaraván".
• The closest airport to El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) is Aguaclara Airport (ACL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SW of EYP.
• The airport does not have its own buses to take the passengers to their destinations.
• In September 2006, the Camara de Comercio de Casanare asked the Ministry of Transport to make El Alcaravan an international airport, because it has all the facilities that are needed, it would increase the economy of the department, and it would let the flights that come from North America and South America refuel.
• El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of El Alcaraván Airport's relatively low elevation of 1 feet, planes can take off or land at El Alcaraván 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.

Facts about Joliet Regional Airport (JOT):

• Joliet Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Joliet, a city in Will County, Illinois, United States.
• The closest airport to Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) is Lewis University Airport (LOT), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of JOT.
• Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Joliet Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 582 feet, planes can take off or land at Joliet Regional 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 furthest airport from Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,066 miles (17,810 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Joliet's first airport, Originally known as Joliet Municipal Airport, was proposed by Illinois Senator Richard Barr in the mid-1920s.
• Joliet Regional Airport covers an area of 178 acres at an elevation of 581 feet above mean sea level.