Nonstop flight route between Grovedale, Victoria, Australia and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geelong Airport (GEX), Grovedale, Victoria, Australia and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,261 miles (or 14,904 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 Geelong Airport and Palonegro 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 Geelong Airport and Palonegro 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: | GEX / YGLG |
| Airport Name: | Geelong Airport |
| Location: | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°13'31"S by 144°19'59"E |
| Area Served: | Geelong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 140 feet (43 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GEX |
| More Information: | GEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG |
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| Location: | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°7'35"N by 73°11'4"W |
| Area Served: | Bucaramanga |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3897 feet (1,188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGA |
| More Information: | BGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Geelong Airport (GEX):
- The furthest airport from Geelong Airport (GEX) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Geelong Airport (meaning Geelong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,599 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Geelong Airport (GEX) is Avalon Airport (AVV), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of GEX.
- Because of Geelong Airport's relatively low elevation of 140 feet, planes can take off or land at Geelong 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 Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The modern facility that was opened by the President Misael Pastrana in August 1974 just before leaving office, they replaced the old airport "Gomez Niño".
- The furthest airport from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), which is nearly antipodal to Palonegro International Airport (meaning Palonegro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Bandung, Indonesia.
- Gómez Niño Airport, located within the urban area of Bucaramanga was for 25 years who attended the air traffic in the city with significant limitations, given their geographical location and its adverse conditions for security and air navigation.
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- The terminal building also had a restaurant, a popular café, stores, offices of Civil Aviation and Meteorology and tourism services, Telecom, the National Police, Customs, airport security and aviation fire station.
