Nonstop flight route between Le贸n, Spain and Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Le贸n Airport (LEN), Le贸n, Spain and Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport (BUN), Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,094 miles (or 8,198 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 Le贸n Airport and Gerardo Tobar L贸pez 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 Le贸n Airport and Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEN / LELN |
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| Location: | Le贸n, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42掳35'20"N by 5掳39'20"W |
| Area Served: | Le贸n, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3005 feet (916 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEN |
| More Information: | LEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUN / SKBU |
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| Location: | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3掳49'10"N by 76掳59'22"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUN |
| More Information: | BUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Le贸n Airport (LEN):
- During the Spanish Civil War, the Leon aerodrome was the headquarters of numerous airborne units and at the end of the conflict it was listed as class A.
- The closest airport to Le贸n Airport (LEN) is Asturias Airport (OVD), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNW of LEN.
- In the 1940s an aviation school was installed in the facilities, where the first pilots graduated at the General Aviation School.
- Le贸n Airport (LEN) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Le贸n Airport", another name for LEN is "Aeropuerto de Le贸n".
- Le贸n Airport handled 30,890 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Le贸n Airport (LEN) is Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Le贸n Airport (meaning Le贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaikoura Aerodrome), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Facts about Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport (BUN):
- Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport (BUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport", another name for BUN is "Aeropuerto Gerardo Tobar L贸pez".
- The closest airport to Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport (BUN) is Alfonso Bonilla Arag贸n International Airport (CLO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of BUN.
- Because of Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerardo Tobar L贸pez 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 Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport (BUN) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport (meaning Gerardo Tobar L贸pez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
