Nonstop flight route between Medellín, Colombia and Rochester, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), Medellín, Colombia and Fulton County Airport (RCR), Rochester, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,501 miles (or 4,025 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 Fulton County 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 Fulton County 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 |
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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: | RCR / KRCR |
Airport Name: | Fulton County Airport |
Location: | Rochester, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°3'56"N by 86°10'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Fulton County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 790 feet (241 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RCR |
More Information: | RCR Maps & Info |
Facts about José María Córdova International Airport (MDE):
- 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.
- 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.
- After several obstacles, the city of Medellín has finally accepted the construction of an unpaved runway about 974 m long.
- José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "José María Córdova International Airport", another name for MDE is "Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdova".
- 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.
- 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.
- Currently in the terminal operates 25 destinations in total divided into 11 international and 12 domestic destinations regularly.
- 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.
Facts about Fulton County Airport (RCR):
- Fulton County Airport (RCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fulton County Airport (RCR) is Plymouth Municipal Airport (PLY), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNW of RCR.
- The furthest airport from Fulton County Airport (RCR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Fulton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 790 feet, planes can take off or land at Fulton County 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.