Nonstop flight route between Baghdad, Iraq and Medellín, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq and Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH), Medellín, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,651 miles (or 12,313 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 Baghdad International Airport and Olaya Herrera 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 Baghdad International Airport and Olaya Herrera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baghdad International Airport (SDA):

• On 18 May 2010, plans were unveiled for an expansion of Baghdad International Airport, which will double its capacity to 15 million passengers per year.
• The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
• Civilian control of the airport was returned to the Iraqi Government in 2004.
• Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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.
• In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
• Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".

Facts about Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH):

• Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport still retains its classification International Airport even though it only operates domestic and regional flights.
• In addition to being known as "Olaya Herrera Airport", another name for EOH is "Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera".
• The furthest airport from Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Olaya Herrera Airport (meaning Olaya Herrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
• Because of Olaya Herrera Airport's high elevation of 4,940 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EOH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EOH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The passenger terminal has two waiting rooms that have access to the main platform, which has a capacity of over 30 aircraft, also has a large shopping area with banking establishments, offices and shops of all kinds, a food court, 11 double counters, airline check-in, a smoking room, and close connection with the plaza Gardel.
• In the 1940s the city was growing rapidly and new aircraft of the time required better facilities.
• Aerolínea de Antioquia has its headquarters on the airport property.West Caribbean Airways, when it existed, had its corporate headquarters, operational center, and call center in Hangar 73 on the airport property.
• The closest airport to Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) is José María Córdova International Airport (MDE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of EOH.