Nonstop flight route between Penang, Malaysia and Quibdó, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Penang International Airport (PEN), Penang, Malaysia and El Caraño Airport (UIB), Quibdó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,648 miles (or 18,746 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 Penang International Airport and El Caraño 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 Penang International Airport and El Caraño Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Penang International Airport (PEN):

• The closest airport to Penang International Airport (PEN) is RMAF Butterworth (BWH), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NE of PEN.
• In addition to being known as "Penang International Airport", another name for PEN is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang".
• There are ongoing discussions between airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, Ministry of Transportation, and Asia's largest low cost carrier, AirAsia about setting up Malaysia's third low cost carrier terminal at the airport.
• Penang International Airport (PEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Penang International Airport won the Best Emerging Airport award in the 23rd annual Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards 2009 and Airport of the Year in the 2009 Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace and Defence Awards.
• The furthest airport from Penang International Airport (PEN) is Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU), which is nearly antipodal to Penang International Airport (meaning Penang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Piura, Peru.
• Penang International Airport handled 5,487,751 passengers last year.
• Because of Penang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Penang 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.

Facts about El Caraño Airport (UIB):

• In addition to being known as "El Caraño Airport", another name for UIB is "Aeropuerto El Caraño".
• The furthest airport from El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to El Caraño Airport (meaning El Caraño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
• El Caraño Airport (UIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of UIB.
• Because of El Caraño Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at El Caraño 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.