Nonstop flight route between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Cartagena, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manas International Airport (FRU), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG), Cartagena, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,284 miles (or 13,332 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 Manas International Airport and Rafael Núñez 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 Manas International Airport and Rafael Núñez 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: | FRU / UAFM | 
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| Location: | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°3'40"N by 74°28'39"E | 
| Area Served: | Bishkek | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) | 
| Elevation: | 2090 feet (637 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRU | 
| More Information: | FRU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTG / SKCG | 
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| Location: | Cartagena, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'33"N by 75°30'47"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | SACSA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CTG | 
| More Information: | CTG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Manas International Airport (FRU):
- During its existence Kyrgyzstan Airlines had its head office on the airport property.
 - When Kyrgyzstan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the airport began a slow but steady decline as its infrastructure remained neglected for almost ten years and a sizable aircraft boneyard developed.
 - It is also the site of the Transit Center at Manas, formerly known as Manas Air Base, a US Air Force base supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
 - The closest airport to Manas International Airport (FRU) is Almaty International Airport (ALA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) E of FRU.
 - Manas International Airport (FRU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Manas International Airport", other names for FRU include "Манас эл аралык аэропорту", "FRU (БИШ)" and "UCFM".
 - The furthest airport from Manas International Airport (FRU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG):
- Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport is managed since 1996 by the Society Caribbean Airports S.A.
 - During 1993 and 1994 in developing the principles established in the new Constitution of 1991 to improve governance, the Law 105 of 1993 and the national government of President Cesar Gaviria, by Decree 1647 of 994, arranged decentralization airports by the Civil Aeronautics and set the parameters for this process forward.
 - The first flight took place on February 14, 1920 when the plane "Cartagena" in charge of pilots Jourdanet Jacques René Bazin and began a flight around the city, carrying as passengers to Guillermo Echavarria Martinez Martelo Tulita and Queen of Carnival.
 - The furthest airport from Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Núñez International Airport (meaning Rafael Núñez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) ENE of CTG.
 - Because of Rafael Núñez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Núñez 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 "Rafael Núñez International Airport", another name for CTG is "Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez".
 
