Nonstop flight route between Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Villa Garzón, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,284 miles (or 19,769 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 Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport and Villa Garzón 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 Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport and Villa Garzón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between TNJ and VGZ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport and Villa Garzón Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between TNJ and VGZ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia and Villa Garzón, Colombia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between TNJ and VGZ!

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Facts about Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ):

• Because of Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Raja Haji Fisabilillah 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.
• The closest airport to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) is Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of TNJ.
• Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport handled 231,388 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport", other names for TNJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Raja Haji Fisabilillah" and "بانداراينتيرناتيونالراحاحاخيفيسابيليللاح".
• The furthest airport from Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) is Caucayá Airport (LQM), which is nearly antipodal to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (meaning Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Caucayá Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia.
• Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• On April 12, 2008, Deer airport name officially changed to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport.

Facts about Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ):

• The furthest airport from Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Garzón Airport (meaning Villa Garzón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of VGZ.
• Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.