Nonstop flight route between Villa Garzón, Colombia and Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W)
Distance from VGZ to LWK:
5,660.64 miles (9,109.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia and Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,661 miles (or 9,110 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 Villa Garzón Airport and Tingwall 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 Villa Garzón Airport and Tingwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGZ / SKVG |
| Airport Name: | Villa Garzón Airport |
| Location: | Villa Garzón, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VGZ |
| More Information: | VGZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWK / EGET |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W |
| Area Served: | Lerwick |
| Operator/Owner: | Shetland Islands Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWK |
| More Information: | LWK Maps & Info |
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.
Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):
- In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
- Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall 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 Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
- Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
- Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.51 miles (53.93 km) SSE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 55.46 miles (89.25 km) WNW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 3 | 63.90 miles (102.84 km) SSW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 74.10 miles (119.24 km) W | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 5 | 77.06 miles (124.02 km) W | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 83.37 miles (134.16 km) ENE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 7 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) N | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 8 | 103.03 miles (165.81 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 141.62 miles (227.91 km) NW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 10 | 142.70 miles (229.66 km) WSW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 150.03 miles (241.45 km) ESE | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 12 | 163.56 miles (263.22 km) NNE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 13 | 177.84 miles (286.21 km) N | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 14 | 190.44 miles (306.49 km) SW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 198.07 miles (318.75 km) N | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,388.09 miles (19,936.65 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,283.70 miles (19,768.65 km) SSW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,283.34 miles (19,768.07 km) NNW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,282.83 miles (19,767.26 km) ESE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,276.33 miles (19,756.78 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,271.88 miles (19,749.63 km) N | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,271.31 miles (19,748.71 km) NNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 8 | 12,270.11 miles (19,746.77 km) NNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,269.33 miles (19,745.52 km) SE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,268.06 miles (19,743.48 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,254.81 miles (19,722.16 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,224.64 miles (19,673.60 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,221.27 miles (19,668.17 km) E | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,212.46 miles (19,654.00 km) NE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,202.28 miles (19,637.62 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.74 miles (26.94 km) N | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 21.53 miles (34.64 km) S | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) SSW | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 79.93 miles (128.64 km) SW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 86.65 miles (139.44 km) SW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 87.33 miles (140.55 km) SW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 103.09 miles (165.91 km) SW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 136.33 miles (219.39 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 187.32 miles (301.46 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 194.11 miles (312.39 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 208.63 miles (335.75 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 209.37 miles (336.94 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 221.61 miles (356.65 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 14 | 225.81 miles (363.41 km) SW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 229.05 miles (368.62 km) E | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,422.48 miles (18,382.65 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,394.53 miles (18,337.67 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,391.19 miles (18,332.30 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,338.57 miles (18,247.61 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,332.28 miles (18,237.49 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,310.41 miles (18,202.29 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,298.13 miles (18,182.54 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,295.43 miles (18,178.19 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,287.49 miles (18,165.40 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,275.00 miles (18,145.30 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,274.70 miles (18,144.82 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,255.72 miles (18,114.29 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,253.84 miles (18,111.25 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,246.47 miles (18,099.39 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,224.63 miles (18,064.25 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |