Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Nebraska, United States and Medan, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(41°26'53"N by 97°20'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°38'16"N by 98°52'13"E)
Distance from OLU to KNO:
9,158.65 miles (14,739.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU), Columbus, Nebraska, United States and Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,159 miles (or 14,739 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 Columbus Municipal Airport and Kualanamu 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 Columbus Municipal Airport and Kualanamu 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: | OLU / KOLU |
| Airport Name: | Columbus Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Columbus, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'53"N by 97°20'34"W |
| Area Served: | Columbus, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Columbus Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1447 feet (441 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OLU |
| More Information: | OLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNO / WIMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Medan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'16"N by 98°52'13"E |
| Area Served: | Medan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNO |
| More Information: | KNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU):
- Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) is Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of OLU.
Facts about Kualanamu International Airport (KNO):
- The closest airport to Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Polonia International Airport (MES), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WSW of KNO.
- In addition to being known as "Kualanamu International Airport", other names for KNO include "Kualanamu International Airport (Medan)" and "Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu".
- Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first airline uses the airport as a regional hub is Mihin Lanka which route from Jakarta to Jeddah with transit at the airport.
- In May 2014 a groundbreaking to make double-track from Medan to the Airport has been done and it will cut time travel at least 10 minutes from current situation when it is ready in 2017.
- Because of Kualanamu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kualanamu 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.
- A soft opening started on July 25, 2013.
- It contains a 3,750 x 60 m runway, also another parallel taxi-way 3,750 m and 2,000 m that can accommodate wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A380.
- The furthest airport from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Kualanamu International Airport (meaning Kualanamu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.44 miles (60.26 km) N | Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 38.53 miles (62.01 km) ENE | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 42.60 miles (68.55 km) E | Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 51.22 miles (82.42 km) SE | Lincoln Airport (LNK) | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 60.24 miles (96.94 km) WSW | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| 6 | 66.18 miles (106.51 km) ESE | Millard Airport (MIQ) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 75.73 miles (121.87 km) E | Eppley Airfield (OMA) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 77.85 miles (125.28 km) ESE | Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 81.17 miles (130.63 km) SW | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 82.31 miles (132.47 km) NE | Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | |
| 11 | 83.18 miles (133.87 km) E | Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF) | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| 12 | 85.01 miles (136.81 km) SSE | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 98.75 miles (158.92 km) NW | O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 99.95 miles (160.85 km) WSW | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 101.50 miles (163.34 km) N | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,600.55 miles (17,059.89 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,577.68 miles (17,023.08 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,558.74 miles (16,992.60 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,556.90 miles (16,989.64 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,553.86 miles (16,984.75 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,516.33 miles (16,924.35 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,501.92 miles (16,901.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,492.24 miles (16,885.58 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,490.10 miles (16,882.14 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,480.93 miles (16,867.37 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,461.75 miles (16,836.51 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,441.12 miles (16,803.31 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,419.01 miles (16,767.73 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,390.93 miles (16,722.54 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,388.04 miles (16,717.88 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.78 miles (23.78 km) WSW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 132.20 miles (212.76 km) ENE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 150.09 miles (241.54 km) NE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 159.37 miles (256.48 km) SSE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 164.09 miles (264.07 km) NE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 164.09 miles (264.07 km) NE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 166.14 miles (267.37 km) ENE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 171.89 miles (276.64 km) NW | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 187.97 miles (302.50 km) E | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 10 | 188.80 miles (303.84 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 195.48 miles (314.59 km) NNE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 197.29 miles (317.50 km) E | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 204.62 miles (329.30 km) ESE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 225.70 miles (363.22 km) SE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.86 miles (19,931.44 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,371.39 miles (19,909.77 km) S | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,356.15 miles (19,885.25 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,340.22 miles (19,859.60 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,337.32 miles (19,854.95 km) S | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,323.23 miles (19,832.27 km) SSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,313.13 miles (19,816.02 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,303.19 miles (19,800.01 km) SW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,280.06 miles (19,762.78 km) WSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,251.75 miles (19,717.23 km) SSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.54 km) S | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,209.53 miles (19,649.29 km) WSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,201.50 miles (19,636.35 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,193.49 miles (19,623.47 km) SW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,180.45 miles (19,602.49 km) SW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |