Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Chania, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ), Chania, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,179 miles (or 9,944 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 Obando Airport and Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis", 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 Obando Airport and Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis". You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHQ / LGSA |
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Location: | Chania, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°31'54"N by 24°8'58"E |
Area Served: | Chania, Crete |
Airport Type: | Public/military |
Elevation: | 490 feet (149 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHQ |
More Information: | CHQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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 Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
Facts about Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ):
- The airport can be easily reached by car via the main road network.
- Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1959, this activity was transferred to the military airport of Souda.
- The furthest airport from Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,492 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) is Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ESE of CHQ.
- Because of Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis"'s relatively low elevation of 490 feet, planes can take off or land at Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis"", other names for CHQ include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων, "Δασκαλογιάννης"" and "Kratikos Aerolimenas Chanion Daskalogiannis".
- The airport is also intensively used by the Hellenic Air Force.
- The focus on civil aviation for the west of Crete has not always been on the current location.