Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Michigan, United States and Nuquí, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Waterford, Michigan, United States and Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), Nuquí, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,582 miles (or 4,155 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 Oakland County International Airport and Reyes Murillo 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 Oakland County International Airport and Reyes Murillo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTK / KPTK |
| Airport Name: | Oakland County International Airport |
| Location: | Waterford, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°39'56"N by 83°25'13"W |
| Area Served: | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Oakland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTK |
| More Information: | PTK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQU / SKNQ |
| Airport Name: | Reyes Murillo Airport |
| Location: | Nuquí, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°42'0"N by 77°16'59"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQU |
| More Information: | NQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Oakland County International Airport (PTK):
- The closest airport to Oakland County International Airport (PTK) is Bishop International Airport (FNT), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) NW of PTK.
- Because of Oakland County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland County 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.
- Oakland County International Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Oakland County International Airport (PTK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,269 miles (18,136 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Added to the airport facility in 2004, as part of a noise abatement project, is a Ground Run-up Enclosure, or "Hush House." This 3-sided structure is used by aviation mechanics for testing turbine powered aircraft.
- Oakland County International Airport (PTK) has 3 runways.
- It is the sixth-busiest airport in the United States without scheduled passenger service.
- In March 2013 Lakeshore Express Aviation announced regular flights from Oakland County International Airport to Chicago-Midway on Saab 340B aircraft beginning in June.
Facts about Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU):
- The closest airport to Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) is José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of NQU.
- The furthest airport from Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Reyes Murillo Airport (meaning Reyes Murillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
