Nonstop flight route between Pierre, South Dakota, United States and Bogotá, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pierre Regional Airport (PIR), Pierre, South Dakota, United States and El Dorado International Airport (BOG), Bogotá, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,167 miles (or 5,096 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 Pierre Regional Airport and El Dorado 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 Pierre Regional Airport and El Dorado 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: | PIR / KPIR |
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| Location: | Pierre, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°22'58"N by 100°17'9"W |
| Area Served: | Pierre, South Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pierre |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1744 feet (532 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIR |
| More Information: | PIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOG / SKBO |
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| Location: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°42'5"N by 74°8'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | OPAIN S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 8361 feet (2,548 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOG |
| More Information: | BOG Maps & Info |
Facts about Pierre Regional Airport (PIR):
- Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) has 2 runways.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces by Air Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply depot.
- In addition to being known as "Pierre Regional Airport", another name for PIR is "Pierre Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,493 miles (16,887 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of PIR.
Facts about El Dorado International Airport (BOG):
- On 19 September 2007, the implementation of Milestone 1 of the plan for modernization and expansion of the airport began.
- On 3 September 1932 it was launched the first Military Transport Service in Colombia, when a Junkers F-13 carried Colonel Luis Acevedo and his party to Leticia.
- In addition to being known as "El Dorado International Airport", another name for BOG is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado".
- The furthest airport from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado International Airport (meaning El Dorado International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Because of El Dorado International Airport's high elevation of 8,361 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BOG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BOG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- El Dorado Passenger Terminal was designed during the government of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
- El Dorado International Airport (BOG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of BOG.
- In 1977, the Military Transport Aviation Command was named after the Colombian aviation pioneer, Honorary Brigadier General Camilo Daza Alvarez.
