Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Lubbock, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from MDE to LBB:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- MDE Airport Information
- LBB Airport Information
- Facts about MDE
- Facts about LBB
- Map of Nearest Airports to MDE
- List of Nearest Airports to MDE
- Map of Furthest Airports from MDE
- List of Furthest Airports from MDE
- Map of Nearest Airports to LBB
- List of Nearest Airports to LBB
- Map of Furthest Airports from LBB
- List of Furthest Airports from LBB
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia and Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), Lubbock, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,542 miles (or 4,091 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 José María Córdova International Airport and Lubbock Preston Smith 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 José María Córdova International Airport and Lubbock Preston Smith 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: | MDE / SKRG |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Medellín, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°10'1"N by 75°25'36"W |
Area Served: | Medellin/Rionegro |
Operator/Owner: | AirPlan |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
Elevation: | 7027 feet (2,142 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDE |
More Information: | MDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBB / KLBB |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'48"N by 101°49'14"W |
Area Served: | Lubbock, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lubbock |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3282 feet (1,000 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBB |
More Information: | LBB Maps & Info |
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
- Because of José María Córdova International Airport's high elevation of 7,027 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MDE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MDE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Since its inauguration in 1985 until 1990, the terminal had heavy passenger and cargo movement, in part because the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, which is located in Medellín, was closed.
- The closest airport to José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MDE.
- Within the works, too modernisation passengers will find security systems, flight information via digital displays, high-tech communication, passenger arrival lounges with shopping, improving health services Airport, improvement in firefighting services, improving baggage handling systems.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- José María Córdova International Airport is the second largest airport in Colombia after the El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in terms of infrastructure and passenger service.
- The furthest airport from José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to José María Córdova International Airport (meaning José María Córdova International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Between 1930 and 1932, three wealthy families in the metropolitan area of Medellin, began with the idea of providing the city with an airport, as they were part of the Colombian Air Navigation Company which sought to carry passengers and mail from the city of Medellin to Puerto Berrio, then along the Magdalena River and ultimately connect the cities of Medellin and Bogotá.
Facts about Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB):
- In addition to being known as "Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport", another name for LBB is "(former South Plains Army Airfield)".
- Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large apron and a control tower.
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Hale County Airport (PVW), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of LBB.
- The furthest airport from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,113 miles (17,885 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.