Nonstop flight route between Tanacross, Alaska, United States and Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(63°22'27"N by 143°20'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°10'55"S by 74°46'14"W)
Distance from TSG to LQM:
5,578.52 miles (8,977.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tanacross Airport (TSG), Tanacross, Alaska, United States and Caucayá Airport (LQM), Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,579 miles (or 8,978 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 Tanacross Airport and Caucayá 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 Tanacross Airport and Caucayá Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSG / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tanacross, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°22'27"N by 143°20'8"W |
| Area Served: | Tanacross, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1549 feet (472 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSG |
| More Information: | TSG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LQM / SKLG |
| Airport Name: | Caucayá Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°10'55"S by 74°46'14"W |
| Area Served: | Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 573 feet (175 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LQM |
| More Information: | LQM Maps & Info |
Facts about Tanacross Airport (TSG):
- This general aviation airport is located 166 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Tanacross Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Tanacross, in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S.
- Tanacross Airport (TSG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,351 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of TSG.
- Constructed 1943, activated September 20 by Air Transport Command as Station #16, Alaskan Wing, later 1464th AAFBU.
- In addition to being known as "Tanacross Airport", another name for TSG is "Tanacross Air Base".
Facts about Caucayá Airport (LQM):
- The furthest airport from Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), which is nearly antipodal to Caucayá Airport (meaning Caucayá Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- Because of Caucayá Airport's relatively low elevation of 573 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucayá 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.
- Caucayá Airport (LQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) WNW of LQM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.47 miles (18.47 km) ESE | Tok Airport (TKJ) | Tok, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 52.37 miles (84.28 km) ESE | Northway Airport (ORT) | Northway, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 59.75 miles (96.16 km) NW | Healy River Airport (HKB) | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 64.10 miles (103.16 km) NE | Chicken Airport (CKX) | Chicken, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 84.69 miles (136.30 km) WNW | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 86.56 miles (139.30 km) WNW | Delta Junction Airport (DJN) | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 98.84 miles (159.07 km) SSE | Chisana Airport (CZN) | Chisana, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 102.30 miles (164.64 km) SE | Beaver Creek Airport (YXQ) | Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada | |
| 9 | 107.64 miles (173.22 km) SW | Gulkana Airport (GKN) | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 116.91 miles (188.15 km) SSW | Copper Center Airport (CZC) | Copper Center, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 117.31 miles (188.79 km) NNE | Eagle Airport (EAA) | Eagle, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 134.58 miles (216.58 km) S | McCarthy Airport (MXY) | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 136.69 miles (219.98 km) ENE | Dawson City Airport (YDA) | Dawson City, Yukon, Canada | |
| 14 | 142.40 miles (229.17 km) S | May Creek Airport (MYK) | May Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 144.70 miles (232.87 km) NW | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,351.22 miles (16,658.64 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,333.57 miles (16,630.23 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,316.82 miles (16,603.27 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,305.80 miles (16,585.54 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,261.91 miles (16,514.90 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,210.02 miles (16,431.40 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,173.06 miles (16,371.91 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,096.25 miles (16,248.30 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,091.36 miles (16,240.42 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,089.90 miles (16,238.07 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,088.51 miles (16,235.84 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,084.93 miles (16,230.08 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,079.80 miles (16,221.83 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,058.98 miles (16,188.32 km) SSE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,057.13 miles (16,185.33 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 128.64 miles (207.03 km) WNW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 2 | 134.12 miles (215.84 km) NNW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 3 | 146.26 miles (235.37 km) W | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 150.03 miles (241.45 km) WNW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 5 | 154.34 miles (248.38 km) W | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) ESE | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 7 | 166.47 miles (267.91 km) E | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 8 | 176.72 miles (284.41 km) NNE | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 9 | 205.48 miles (330.69 km) WNW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 10 | 213.02 miles (342.83 km) WNW | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 214.21 miles (344.74 km) WNW | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 219.41 miles (353.11 km) N | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 13 | 222.06 miles (357.37 km) NW | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 14 | 241.02 miles (387.88 km) NE | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 15 | 245.12 miles (394.49 km) WSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,366.54 miles (19,901.96 km) NE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,336.32 miles (19,853.34 km) NE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,318.68 miles (19,824.95 km) NE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 4 | 12,314.56 miles (19,818.32 km) NE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 5 | 12,309.81 miles (19,810.66 km) NE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 6 | 12,302.74 miles (19,799.30 km) NE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,289.30 miles (19,777.67 km) NE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,270.04 miles (19,746.67 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,257.68 miles (19,726.77 km) NNE | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,240.20 miles (19,698.65 km) NNE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,220.70 miles (19,667.26 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,206.81 miles (19,644.91 km) NNW | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,185.89 miles (19,611.24 km) NE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,174.58 miles (19,593.03 km) E | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,169.70 miles (19,585.18 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |