Nonstop flight route between San José del Guaviare, Colombia and Merced, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE), San José del Guaviare, Colombia and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,863 miles (or 6,218 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 Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport and Merced Regional 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 Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJE / SKSJ |
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| Location: | San José del Guaviare, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°34'46"N by 72°38'21"W |
| Area Served: | San José del Guaviare, Colombia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 604 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJE |
| More Information: | SJE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCE / KMCE |
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| Location: | Merced, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
| Area Served: | Merced, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
| More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE):
- The furthest airport from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) is Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (meaning Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) is La Macarena Airport (LMC), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) WSW of SJE.
- Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport's relatively low elevation of 604 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorge Enrique González Torres 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 addition to being known as "Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport", another name for SJE is "Aeropuerto Jorge Enrique González Torres".
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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 1941 construction delays at the Air Corps Basic Flying School site forced the Army to lease the original Merced Municipal Airport, resulting in the first aircraft assigned to the Air Corps Basic Flying School being stored at Merced Municipal Airport and giving the Basic Flying School its first usable axillary field.
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
- Merced Regional Airport covers 766 acres at an elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level.
- On March 15, 1932 the Merced City Council accepted the title to the site of an airport as a gift from the Twenty-Thirty Club and the Crocker-Huffman Company.
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Department of Transportation reselected Great Lakes Airlines to provide Essential Air Service at Merced Regional Airport for the two-year period from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
