Nonstop flight route between Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Bogotá, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and El Dorado International Airport (BOG), Bogotá, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,700 miles (or 12,392 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 Mekane Selam 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 Mekane Selam 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: | MKS / HAMA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°43'27"N by 38°44'29"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKS | 
| More Information: | MKS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOG / SKBO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Mekane Selam Airport (MKS):
- The furthest airport from Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mekane Selam Airport (meaning Mekane Selam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,747 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Combolcha Airport (DSE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) ENE of MKS.
- In addition to being known as "Mekane Selam Airport", another name for MKS is "Mekane Selam".
Facts about El Dorado International Airport (BOG):
- In addition to being known as "El Dorado International Airport", another name for BOG is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of BOG.
- This allowed them to streamline their operations by using space previously assigned to customs and immigration for passenger gates and lounges.
- El Dorado International Airport (BOG) has 2 runways.
- In 1954 he created a "Liaison Squadron" operating under direct orders of the President of the Republic, at the time, Gen.
- The third milestone of the project began in late November 2009.




