Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Cartago, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°45'29"N by 75°57'20"W)
Distance from MEL to CRC:
9,008.15 miles (14,497.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Santa Ana Airport (CRC), Cartago, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,008 miles (or 14,497 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 Melbourne Airport and Santa Ana 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 Melbourne Airport and Santa Ana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEL / YMML |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
| Area Served: | Melbourne |
| Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
| More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRC / SKGO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cartago, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°45'29"N by 75°57'20"W |
| Area Served: | Cartago, Colombia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2979 feet (908 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRC |
| More Information: | CRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- In 2003, Melbourne received the International Air Transport Association Eagle Award for service and two National Tourism Awards for tourism services.
- Terminal 2 handles all international flights out of Melbourne Airport and the city and opened with the airport in 1970.
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
- Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- Terminal 1 hosts domestic services for Qantas Group airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink and is located to the northern end of the building.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- Jetstar Airways confirmed its involvement in discussions with Melbourne Airport regarding the expansion of terminal facilities to accommodate for the growth of domestic low-cost services.
Facts about Santa Ana Airport (CRC):
- The furthest airport from Santa Ana Airport (CRC) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Ana Airport (meaning Santa Ana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Santa Ana Airport (CRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Ana Airport (CRC) is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CRC.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Ana Airport", another name for CRC is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Santa Ana".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.96 miles (7.98 km) SE | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |     |
| 2 | 25.23 miles (40.60 km) SE | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 44.63 miles (71.82 km) SW | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 47.19 miles (75.95 km) SW | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 70.44 miles (113.37 km) NNW | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) NNE | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 100.57 miles (161.85 km) NE | Benalla Airport (BLN) | Benalla, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 104.74 miles (168.57 km) WNW | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 104.85 miles (168.74 km) N | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 137.40 miles (221.13 km) WSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 141.89 miles (228.34 km) NNW | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 143.12 miles (230.33 km) NE | Corowa Airport (CWW) | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 143.46 miles (230.87 km) ENE | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 146.13 miles (235.17 km) N | Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 149.51 miles (240.61 km) E | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,186.88 miles (19,612.84 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,178.71 miles (19,599.68 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,081.84 miles (19,443.78 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,066.79 miles (19,419.57 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,038.60 miles (19,374.20 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,992.69 miles (19,300.32 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,919.95 miles (19,183.25 km) W | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,886.29 miles (19,129.07 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,345.60 miles (18,258.93 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,332.76 miles (18,238.26 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,313.48 miles (18,207.24 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 11,254.91 miles (18,112.98 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,203.87 miles (18,030.83 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,197.14 miles (18,020.01 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 15 | 11,194.75 miles (18,016.17 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.36 miles (24.72 km) ENE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 2 | 24.83 miles (39.97 km) SSE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 3 | 38.81 miles (62.45 km) ENE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 4 | 61.30 miles (98.65 km) ESE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 5 | 79.84 miles (128.49 km) NW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 6 | 80.20 miles (129.06 km) ENE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 7 | 86.51 miles (139.23 km) ESE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 8 | 88.94 miles (143.14 km) SSW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 9 | 96.33 miles (155.03 km) SW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 10 | 103.93 miles (167.25 km) NNE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 11 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) NNE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 12 | 112.14 miles (180.48 km) NW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 13 | 124.62 miles (200.55 km) E | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 133.02 miles (214.07 km) SSE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 15 | 140.53 miles (226.17 km) NW | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.33 miles (19,882.31 km) W | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,351.83 miles (19,878.30 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,303.85 miles (19,801.08 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,300.69 miles (19,795.99 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,233.84 miles (19,688.41 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,219.45 miles (19,665.25 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,215.01 miles (19,658.10 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,180.57 miles (19,602.68 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,152.46 miles (19,557.44 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,145.63 miles (19,546.45 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,098.35 miles (19,470.35 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,097.21 miles (19,468.53 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,085.65 miles (19,449.92 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,058.99 miles (19,407.01 km) SE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,042.85 miles (19,381.04 km) S | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |