Nonstop flight route between Girardot, Colombia and Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), Girardot, Colombia and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,211 miles (or 14,823 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 Santiago Vila Airport and Hiroshima 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 Santiago Vila Airport and Hiroshima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIR / SKGI |
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Location: | Girardot, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°16'33"N by 74°47'48"W |
Area Served: | Girardot, Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIR |
More Information: | GIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
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Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Santiago Vila Airport (GIR):
- The closest airport to Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) is Perales Airport (IBE), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GIR.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago Vila Airport", another name for GIR is "Aeropuerto Santiago Vila".
- The furthest airport from Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Vila Airport (meaning Santiago Vila Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santiago Vila Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Vila 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 Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- New Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.