Nonstop flight route between Universal City, Texas, United States and Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(29°31'45"N by 98°16'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°12'45"N by 74°53'0"W)
Distance from RND to MQU:
2,270.08 miles (3,653.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States and Mariquita Airport (MQU), Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,270 miles (or 3,653 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 relatively short distance between Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Mariquita Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RND / KRND |
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| Location: | Universal City, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'45"N by 98°16'44"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RND |
| More Information: | RND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQU / SKQU |
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| Location: | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'45"N by 74°53'0"W |
| Area Served: | Mariquita, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1531 feet (467 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQU |
| More Information: | MQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):
- Once the site for the field was selected, a committee decided to name the base after Captain William Millican Randolph, a native of Austin and graduate of Texas A&M, who was killed on 17 February 1928, in the crash of a Curtiss AT-4 Hawk, 27–220, on takeoff from Gorman Field, Texas.
- In June 1941, the Air Corps became the Army Air Forces.
- General Lahm established the Air Corps Training Center in August 1926 and set up its headquarters at Duncan Field, next to Kelly Field, Texas.
- The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The base is listed as a census-designated place for statistical purposes, with a population of 1,241 counted at the 2010 census.
- The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.
- Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the Air Force during its entire existence.
- In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
- The Crew Training Air Force was discontinued on 1 July 1957, and the headquarters of the Flying Training Air Force relocated to Randolph.
Facts about Mariquita Airport (MQU):
- The closest airport to Mariquita Airport (MQU) is La Nubia Airport (MZL), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of MQU.
- The furthest airport from Mariquita Airport (MQU) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Mariquita Airport (meaning Mariquita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,432 miles (20,007 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Mariquita Airport", another name for MQU is "Aeropuerto Mariquita".
- Mariquita Airport (MQU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.61 miles (18.68 km) W | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | San Antonio, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.63 miles (28.37 km) SW | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 20.77 miles (33.42 km) WSW | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 55.33 miles (89.05 km) WSW | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 57.41 miles (92.40 km) WNW | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 58.67 miles (94.42 km) NE | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 73.31 miles (117.98 km) NE | Austin Executive Airport (EDC) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 90.89 miles (146.27 km) WSW | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 93.37 miles (150.26 km) SW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) ESE | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 109.59 miles (176.37 km) NNE | Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 113.19 miles (182.17 km) NNE | Skylark Field (ILE) | Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 116.25 miles (187.08 km) NNE | Hood Army Airfield (HLR) | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 123.55 miles (198.84 km) NNE | Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) | Temple, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 124.52 miles (200.40 km) S | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,103.35 miles (17,869.07 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,895.36 miles (17,534.34 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,809.56 miles (17,396.25 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,705.48 miles (17,228.76 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,698.22 miles (17,217.08 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,478.22 miles (16,863.03 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,465.40 miles (16,842.38 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,460.61 miles (16,834.67 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,453.64 miles (16,823.46 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,452.63 miles (16,821.84 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,447.02 miles (16,812.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,443.16 miles (16,806.60 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,429.88 miles (16,785.23 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,426.73 miles (16,780.15 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,410.39 miles (16,753.86 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) WSW | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 2 | 57.28 miles (92.19 km) SSW | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 3 | 61.79 miles (99.45 km) SE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 4 | 64.97 miles (104.57 km) S | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 5 | 65.07 miles (104.72 km) WSW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 75.80 miles (121.99 km) NNW | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 7 | 80.20 miles (129.06 km) WSW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 8 | 80.32 miles (129.26 km) SW | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 84.87 miles (136.59 km) NW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 10 | 120.19 miles (193.42 km) SE | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 11 | 125.32 miles (201.68 km) WNW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 12 | 134.21 miles (216.00 km) ESE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 13 | 145.42 miles (234.03 km) NNE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 14 | 154.76 miles (249.06 km) SW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 15 | 158.86 miles (255.66 km) S | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,432.02 miles (20,007.35 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,394.85 miles (19,947.53 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,313.58 miles (19,816.74 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,294.72 miles (19,786.38 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,274.48 miles (19,753.82 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,231.45 miles (19,684.56 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,223.81 miles (19,672.27 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,187.56 miles (19,613.93 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,178.52 miles (19,599.38 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,176.15 miles (19,595.57 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,169.78 miles (19,585.32 km) SSE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,119.14 miles (19,503.81 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,105.19 miles (19,481.37 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,103.12 miles (19,478.03 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,072.76 miles (19,429.17 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |