Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia and LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,309 miles (or 5,325 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 LA/Ontario 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 LA/Ontario International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):

• José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
• It's the most important airport in the department of Antioquia, and it´s also the main hub for low cost airline Viva Colombia.
• 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.
• The airport has three restaurants and a shopping area, where are banks, ATMs, money exchange and car rental.
• The airport serves all major international and domestic routes in contrast to Olaya Herrera Airport which serves the Medellín area with regional flights and airlines.
• Currently in the terminal operates 25 destinations in total divided into 11 international and 12 domestic destinations regularly.
• 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.
• It was opened in 1985.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT):

• The furthest airport from LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Ontario is a major southwestern gateway hub for UPS.
• LA/Ontario Airport is owned by the city of Los Angeles.
• Terminal 2 has 265,000 square feet and 12 gates.
• The airport is about 38 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, 18 miles west of downtown San Bernardino and 14 miles northwest of downtown Riverside.
• Because of LA/Ontario International Airport's relatively low elevation of 944 feet, planes can take off or land at LA/Ontario 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.
• The closest airport to LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is Chino Airport (CNO), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of ONT.
• In 1941, the city bought 470 acres around the airport and approved construction of new runways, which were completed by 1942, with funds from the Works Progress Administration.
• LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) has 2 runways.
• LA/Ontario International Airport handled 4,812,006 passengers last year.