Nonstop flight route between Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Barranquilla, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,926 miles (or 7,927 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport and Ernesto Cortissoz 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport and Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA):

• In 2006 Isle of Man based airline Manx2 re-opened the airport's oldest air route, to the Isle of Man.
• Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Leeds Bradford International Airport handled 3,318,358 passengers last year.
• Because of Leeds Bradford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 681 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeds Bradford International 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.
• Aircraft that would have been based at Yeadon.
• On 18 June 2005 scheduled flights to Lahore via Stockholm-Skavsta were introduced by Swe Fly operating a Boeing 767-200 however the service ceased on 2 September 2005 due to lack of funds.
• The furthest airport from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSE of LBA.
• In November 2009, Jet2 brought a US destination back to Leeds Bradford for the first time in over 15 years, introducing seasonal flights to Newark International.
• Significant improvements were made to the aerodrome.
• Since 2000 the airport has been home to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
• In 2012, Monarch announced it would open an operation base at the airport in 2013.

Facts about Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ):

• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Ernesto Cortissoz International 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.
• Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is named after one of the most important Colombian aviation pioneers.
• The furthest airport from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (meaning Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Also in 1946 British South American Airways commenced operation at Barranquilla, using a Lancastrian to provide one weekly flight to London via Bermuda.
• The airport has three ramps for parking aircraft, they are for use by commercial passenger aircraft, cargo aircraft and military aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport", another name for BAQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ernesto Cortissoz".
• The airport has a taxiway parallel to the runway in order to reach both ends.
• The runway has a length of 3,000 m and a width of 45 m.
• The closest airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) is Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of BAQ.
• This airport serves as a focus city for Avianca.