Nonstop flight route between Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mariquita Airport (MQU), Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia and University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,547 miles (or 4,098 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 Mariquita Airport and University of Illinois Willard 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 Mariquita Airport and University of Illinois Willard Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mariquita Airport (MQU):

• The closest airport to Mariquita Airport (MQU) is La Nubia Airport (MZL), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of MQU.
• The furthest airport from Mariquita Airport (MQU) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Mariquita Airport (meaning Mariquita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,432 miles (20,007 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
• Mariquita Airport (MQU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Mariquita Airport", another name for MQU is "Aeropuerto Mariquita".

Facts about University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI):

• University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) has 4 runways.
• Because of University of Illinois Willard Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at University of Illinois Willard 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 furthest airport from University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,084 miles (17,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport was dedicated on 26 October 1945.
• The closest airport to University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WSW of CMI.
• On January 28, 1998 President Bill Clinton was in Champaign-Urbana for a speaking engagement at Assembly Hall and arrived at Willard Airport on Air Force One.
• The airport is served by buses from the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, which connect with intercity buses and with Amtrak.
• American Eagle has one daily flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on 50-seat ERJs, and six daily ERJ flights to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
• Delta Air Lines dropped Willard Airport on August 31, 2010.Vision Airlines also ceased service to Willard Airport on January 6, 2012 after 3 weeks of service.