Nonstop flight route between Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia and Madrid, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Caucayá Airport (LQM), Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), Madrid, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,247 miles (or 8,444 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 Caucayá Airport and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1], 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 Caucayá Airport and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LQM / SKLG |
Airport Name: | Caucayá Airport |
Location: | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°10'55"S by 74°46'14"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 573 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LQM |
More Information: | LQM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAD / LEMD |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Madrid, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'19"N by 3°33'38"W |
Area Served: | Madrid, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2000 feet (610 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAD |
More Information: | MAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Caucayá Airport (LQM):
- Caucayá Airport (LQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Caucayá Airport's relatively low elevation of 573 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucayá 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 Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), which is nearly antipodal to Caucayá Airport (meaning Caucayá Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) WNW of LQM.
Facts about Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD):
- The closest airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of MAD.
- The 1982 FIFA World Cup brought significant expansion and modernisation of the airport's two existing terminals.
- In addition to being known as "Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]", another name for MAD is "Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas".
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] handled 39,729,027 passengers last year.
- During the construction of Terminal 4, two more runways were constructed to aid in the flow of air traffic arriving and departing from Barajas.
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) has 4 runways.
- The airport was constructed in 1927, opening to national and international air traffic on 22 April 1931, although regular commercial operations began two years later.
- The furthest airport from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (meaning Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.