Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Bogotá, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and El Dorado International Airport (BOG), Bogotá, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,119 miles (or 5,019 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 Lake County Airport and El Dorado 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 Lake County Airport and El Dorado International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV |
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| Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W |
| Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LXV |
| More Information: | LXV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOG / SKBO |
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| Location: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°42'5"N by 74°8'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | OPAIN S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 8361 feet (2,548 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOG |
| More Information: | BOG Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- At one point, the airport had scheduled passenger airline service.
- Lake County Airport, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
- Lake County Airport covers an area of 605 acres.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about El Dorado International Airport (BOG):
- The "Puente Aéreo" is currently Terminal 2.
- El Dorado International Airport (BOG) has 2 runways.
- The process began with the creation of the new terminal.
- This allowed them to streamline their operations by using space previously assigned to customs and immigration for passenger gates and lounges.
- Because of El Dorado International Airport's high elevation of 8,361 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BOG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BOG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- North Jetty of the new terminal
- In addition to being known as "El Dorado International Airport", another name for BOG is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado".
- The closest airport to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of BOG.
- The furthest airport from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado International Airport (meaning El Dorado International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- El Dorado is the most important airport in Colombia, accounting for 49% of the total air traffic in the country.
