Nonstop flight route between Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,477 miles (or 10,424 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HER / LGIR |
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Location: | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'22"N by 25°10'49"E |
Area Served: | Heraklion |
Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HER |
More Information: | HER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAQ / SKCU |
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Location: | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'5"N by 75°11'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAQ |
More Information: | CAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):
- Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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 "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
- Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Annual passenger throughput - 11 year history
- The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
- The airport first opened in March 1939.
Facts about Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ):
- The furthest airport from Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (meaning Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport", another name for CAQ is "Aeropuerto Juan H. White".
- The closest airport to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Ayapel Airport (AYA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of CAQ.
- Because of Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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.