Nonstop flight route between Girardot, Colombia and Marcoola, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), Girardot, Colombia and Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), Marcoola, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,923 miles (or 14,360 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 Sunshine-Coast-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 Sunshine-Coast-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: | MCY / YBSU |
| Airport Name: | Sunshine-Coast-Airport |
| Location: | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°36'11"S by 153°5'30"E |
| Area Served: | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Sunshine Coast Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCY |
| More Information: | MCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Santiago Vila Airport (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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago Vila Airport", another name for GIR is "Aeropuerto Santiago Vila".
Facts about Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY):
- Sunshine Coast Airport is an Australian airport serving Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
- For shuttle transfers to Noosa and northern suburbs, Henrys Airport Shuttle offers a similar door-to-door service as well as Quicksilver Limousines operate a door to door service to all suburbs and further afield.
- Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Because of Sunshine-Coast-Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Sunshine-Coast-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 closest airport to Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of MCY.
- As of April 2014, the only scheduled domestic routes are to southern state capitals, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
- On 3 June 2010, the airport changed its name from 'Maroochydore-Sunshine Coast Airport' to Sunshine Coast Airport and changed its ICAO code from YBMC to YBSU.
