Nonstop flight route between Tripoli, Libya and Bahía Solano, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya and José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC), Bahía Solano, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,019 miles (or 9,687 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 Tripoli International Airport and José Celestino Mutis 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 Tripoli International Airport and José Celestino Mutis Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):

• Libyan Airlines operates the most weekly departures from the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".
• The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Anti-Gaddafi forces captured the airport during their advance on Tripoli on 21 August 2011.
• The airport operates 24 hours a day.
• Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
• Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.
• The airport's Cargo-handling facilities include cranes, heavy fork lifts, roller pallet lifts and conveyor belts.
• The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
• Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli 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.

Facts about José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC):

• José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of BSC.
• The furthest airport from José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to José Celestino Mutis Airport (meaning José Celestino Mutis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,274 miles (19,753 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "José Celestino Mutis Airport", another name for BSC is "Aeropuerto José Celestino Mutis".
• Because of José Celestino Mutis Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at José Celestino Mutis 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.