Nonstop flight route between Providencia Island, Colombia and Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(13°21'24"N by 81°21'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E)
Distance from PVA to RCB:
8,068.75 miles (12,985.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Embrujo Airport (PVA), Providencia Island, Colombia and Richards Bay Airport (RCB), Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,069 miles (or 12,985 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 El Embrujo Airport and Richards Bay 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 El Embrujo Airport and Richards Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVA / SKPV |
| Airport Name: | El Embrujo Airport |
| Location: | Providencia Island, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'24"N by 81°21'29"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVA |
| More Information: | PVA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCB / FARB |
| Airport Name: | Richards Bay Airport |
| Location: | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | uMhlathuze Local Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCB |
| More Information: | RCB Maps & Info |
Facts about El Embrujo Airport (PVA):
- El Embrujo Airport (PVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of PVA.
- Because of El Embrujo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at El Embrujo 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 El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to El Embrujo Airport (meaning El Embrujo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Richards Bay Airport (RCB):
- The furthest airport from Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hluhluwe Airport (HLW), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of RCB.
- Richards Bay Airport (RCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Richards Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Richards Bay 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.47 miles (94.10 km) SSW | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 140.95 miles (226.84 km) SW | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 144.05 miles (231.82 km) WNW | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 188.22 miles (302.92 km) WSW | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) WNW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 224.69 miles (361.60 km) WNW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 230.98 miles (371.73 km) W | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 8 | 233.69 miles (376.09 km) SW | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 241.55 miles (388.74 km) SW | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 260.44 miles (419.13 km) SSW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 272.64 miles (438.77 km) SW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 281.13 miles (452.43 km) SSW | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 13 | 283.99 miles (457.04 km) SSW | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 14 | 294.26 miles (473.56 km) SSE | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 15 | 300.97 miles (484.36 km) SW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.48 miles (19,779.56 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,919.74 miles (19,182.92 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,733.98 miles (18,883.97 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,720.80 miles (18,862.75 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,697.18 miles (18,824.75 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,691.81 miles (18,816.10 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,684.05 miles (18,803.61 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,683.24 miles (18,802.30 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,663.40 miles (18,770.38 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,655.64 miles (18,757.89 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,634.88 miles (18,724.47 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,626.92 miles (18,711.67 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,623.87 miles (18,706.76 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,604.22 miles (18,675.13 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,599.24 miles (18,667.13 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) SW | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 119.80 miles (192.80 km) WSW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) W | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 160.19 miles (257.81 km) NNW | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 6 | 180.06 miles (289.77 km) SW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 186.21 miles (299.68 km) WSW | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 197.06 miles (317.14 km) N | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 221.74 miles (356.85 km) WSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 235.81 miles (379.50 km) WSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 239.78 miles (385.89 km) NNW | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 244.68 miles (393.77 km) W | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 254.51 miles (409.59 km) WSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 273.13 miles (439.56 km) N | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (441.00 km) WNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,688.97 miles (18,811.52 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,676.26 miles (18,791.08 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.75 miles (18,778.99 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,668.60 miles (18,778.74 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,667.27 miles (18,776.61 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,660.70 miles (18,766.03 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,658.80 miles (18,762.97 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,649.90 miles (18,748.65 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,647.45 miles (18,744.70 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,631.35 miles (18,718.80 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,629.30 miles (18,715.50 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,625.76 miles (18,709.81 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |