Nonstop flight route between Pereira, Colombia and Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Matecaña International Airport (PEI), Pereira, Colombia and Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,419 miles (or 10,330 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 Matecaña International Airport and Cluj Avram Iancu 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 Matecaña International Airport and Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Matecaña International Airport (PEI):

• Because of Matecaña International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Matecaña 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.
• The furthest airport from Matecaña International Airport (PEI) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Matecaña International Airport (meaning Matecaña International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
• Matecaña International Airport (PEI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Matecaña International Airport (PEI) is Santa Ana Airport (CRC), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of PEI.
• In addition to being known as "Matecaña International Airport", another name for PEI is "Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña".
• Matecaña International Airport handled 646 passengers last year.

Facts about Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):

• The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The construction of a new terminal, capable of handling 2 million passengers annually, started on 26 June 2007.
• In 2007 and 2008, the Cluj airport had the most spectacular evolution in recent years, with a year-over-year growth of 60% and 93% respectively, reaching over 750,000 passengers in 2008.
• Cluj Airport was founded on 1 April 1932 by the Romanian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
• In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
• The airport bus stop is approximately 100 m from the terminal building.
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.
• In the 1960s, an extensive modernization of the airport began.
• During World War II, the airport became a military airport, as it was considered to be the most important in Transylvania.