Nonstop flight route between Leticia, Colombia and Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), Leticia, Colombia and Matak Airport (MWK), Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,168 miles (or 19,583 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 Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport and Matak 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 Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport and Matak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between LET and MWK makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport and Matak Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between LET and MWK are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Leticia, Colombia and Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between LET and MWK!

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Facts about Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET):

• Because of Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Alfredo Vásquez Cobo 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.
• Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (meaning Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) is Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) S of LET.
• In addition to being known as "Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport", another name for LET is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alfredo Vásquez Cobo".

Facts about Matak Airport (MWK):

• Matak Airport (MWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Matak Airport", another name for MWK is "Bandar Udara Matak".
• The furthest airport from Matak Airport (MWK) is Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), which is nearly antipodal to Matak Airport (meaning Matak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Iquitos, Loreto, Peru.
• Because of Matak Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Matak 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 Matak Airport (MWK) is Tioman Airport (TOD), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) WSW of MWK.