Nonstop flight route between Girardot, Colombia and Madrid, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(4°16'33"N by 74°47'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
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(40°28'19"N by 3°33'38"W)
Distance from GIR to MAD:
5,043.61 miles (8,116.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), Girardot, Colombia and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), Madrid, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,044 miles (or 8,117 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1], 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]. 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: | MAD / LEMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Madrid, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'19"N by 3°33'38"W |
| Area Served: | Madrid, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2000 feet (610 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAD |
| More Information: | MAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Santiago Vila Airport (GIR):
- In addition to being known as "Santiago Vila Airport", another name for GIR is "Aeropuerto Santiago Vila".
- Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) is Perales Airport (IBE), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GIR.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD):
- The closest airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of MAD.
- In addition to being known as "Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]", another name for MAD is "Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas".
- The airport was constructed in 1927, opening to national and international air traffic on 22 April 1931, although regular commercial operations began two years later.
- In 2007, the airport processed more than 52 million passengers.
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (meaning Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] handled 39,729,027 passengers last year.
- In December 2010, the Spanish government announced plans to tender Madrid-Barajas airport to companies in the private sector for a period of up to 40 years.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.22 miles (40.59 km) WNW | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 53.54 miles (86.16 km) ENE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 3 | 64.97 miles (104.57 km) N | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 4 | 67.91 miles (109.29 km) W | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 5 | 69.38 miles (111.66 km) NW | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 6 | 74.77 miles (120.32 km) WNW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 7 | 86.16 miles (138.67 km) E | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 8 | 86.51 miles (139.23 km) WNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 9 | 97.83 miles (157.44 km) SSW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 10 | 120.41 miles (193.78 km) WSW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 11 | 128.59 miles (206.94 km) ENE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 12 | 137.67 miles (221.55 km) NNW | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 13 | 144.97 miles (233.30 km) NNW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 14 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) WSW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 15 | 160.22 miles (257.86 km) NW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.18 miles (19,977.02 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,370.01 miles (19,907.55 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,335.60 miles (19,852.17 km) SSE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,274.57 miles (19,753.96 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,256.82 miles (19,725.39 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,237.17 miles (19,693.77 km) E | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,231.52 miles (19,684.67 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,225.16 miles (19,674.44 km) SSE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,192.86 miles (19,622.46 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,150.44 miles (19,554.19 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,138.90 miles (19,535.62 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,137.85 miles (19,533.92 km) ESE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,085.14 miles (19,449.10 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,074.63 miles (19,432.19 km) S | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,073.09 miles (19,429.71 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.28 miles (10.10 km) ENE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 2 | 106.92 miles (172.08 km) WNW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 3 | 108.57 miles (174.73 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 4 | 113.74 miles (183.05 km) S | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 5 | 130.29 miles (209.68 km) N | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 6 | 151.63 miles (244.03 km) NNE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 7 | 154.99 miles (249.43 km) ENE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 8 | 172.05 miles (276.89 km) NNE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 9 | 176.58 miles (284.18 km) ESE | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 10 | 182.00 miles (292.89 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 11 | 187.01 miles (300.96 km) NNE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 12 | 189.56 miles (305.06 km) WNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 13 | 191.98 miles (308.96 km) E | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 14 | 194.17 miles (312.48 km) SSW | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 15 | 198.30 miles (319.13 km) N | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.28 miles (19,943.39 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,382.14 miles (19,927.08 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) SSW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,355.17 miles (19,883.66 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,354.30 miles (19,882.27 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,333.02 miles (19,848.02 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,315.61 miles (19,820.01 km) S | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,287.34 miles (19,774.50 km) SW | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,284.59 miles (19,770.08 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,279.83 miles (19,762.41 km) SE | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,273.40 miles (19,752.07 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,259.29 miles (19,729.36 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,258.67 miles (19,728.37 km) S | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,251.08 miles (19,716.15 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,247.26 miles (19,710.00 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |