Nonstop flight route between Villa Garzón, Colombia and Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°29'48"N by 3°26'44"W)
Distance from VGZ to TOJ:
5,294.10 miles (8,520.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia and Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,294 miles (or 8,520 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 Madrid–Torrejón 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 Madrid–Torrejón 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: | TOJ / LETO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'48"N by 3°26'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
| More Information: | TOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ):
- Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of 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.
Facts about Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ):
- The closest airport to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
- In January 1988, Spain and the United States announced jointly that agreement had been reached in principle on a new base agreement with an initial term of eight years, essentially meeting the conditions demanded by Spain.
- The furthest airport from Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (meaning Madrid–Torrejón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the 1991 cease-fire in Iraq, plans proceeded to close Torrejon Air Base.
- Implementation of this agreement was delayed by the 1990–91 crisis in Kuwait, when the 401st TFW was one of the first American fighter wings to respond, with the 612th TFS deploying to its wartime base at Incirlik Turkey and the 614th TFS becoming the first US military unit to deploy to the Persian Gulf State of Qatar.
- In addition to being known as "Madrid–Torrejón Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrejón Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Torrejón".
| 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 | 6.28 miles (10.10 km) WSW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 2 | 111.09 miles (178.79 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 3 | 112.16 miles (180.51 km) WNW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 4 | 116.71 miles (187.82 km) SSW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 5 | 128.86 miles (207.39 km) N | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 6 | 147.65 miles (237.62 km) NNE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 7 | 149.01 miles (239.81 km) ENE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 8 | 169.01 miles (272.00 km) NNE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 9 | 171.63 miles (276.22 km) ESE | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 10 | 182.47 miles (293.66 km) NNE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 11 | 184.26 miles (296.53 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 12 | 186.28 miles (299.78 km) E | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 13 | 193.89 miles (312.04 km) WNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 14 | 195.58 miles (314.75 km) NE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 15 | 195.71 miles (314.97 km) N | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,386.01 miles (19,933.30 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,378.35 miles (19,920.97 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,363.79 miles (19,897.54 km) SSW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,350.11 miles (19,875.53 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,348.10 miles (19,872.29 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,328.95 miles (19,841.47 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,312.86 miles (19,815.57 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,289.16 miles (19,777.44 km) SSW | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,280.08 miles (19,762.82 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,274.06 miles (19,753.14 km) SE | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,271.35 miles (19,748.78 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,257.77 miles (19,726.91 km) S | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,254.14 miles (19,721.08 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,245.66 miles (19,707.43 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,243.66 miles (19,704.21 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |