Nonstop flight route between Porto, Portugal and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), Porto, Portugal and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,577 miles (or 7,365 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and Palonegro 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and Palonegro 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: | OPO / LPPR | 
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| Location: | Porto, Portugal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W | 
| Area Served: | Porto, Portugal | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from OPO | 
| More Information: | OPO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG | 
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| Location: | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°7'35"N by 73°11'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Bucaramanga | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3897 feet (1,188 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BGA | 
| More Information: | BGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO):
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport handled 6,050,094 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (meaning Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
 - Because of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Sá Carneiro 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.
 - STCP buses also link the airport and the city.
 - Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In 2007, the airport was voted the Best Airport in Europe in the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International.
 - The closest airport to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of OPO.
 - In addition to being known as "Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport", another name for OPO is "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro".
 
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
 - The airport was built over the mountains surrounding the Bucaramanga plateau.
 - Its airport facilities were designed to successfully address the traffic of aircraft and the growth of passenger and cargo flow projected until 1990 and thereafter, it was envisaged the construction of a taxiing runway parallel to the original runway, the which was actually built years later, along with the facilities, apron and hangars to serve general aviation.
 - Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), which is nearly antipodal to Palonegro International Airport (meaning Palonegro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Bandung, Indonesia.
 - Palonegro The airport security was under discussion several times, it was precisely from this airport that the flight originated kidnapped on Fokker F-50 Avianca by armed personnel in 1999 and then another plane of Aerotaca B1900 in 2000 on a flight also originated in the air terminal.
 - Gómez Niño Airport, located within the urban area of Bucaramanga was for 25 years who attended the air traffic in the city with significant limitations, given their geographical location and its adverse conditions for security and air navigation.
 - In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
 
