Nonstop flight route between Kantchari, Burkina Faso and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kantchari Airport (XKA), Kantchari, Burkina Faso and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,083 miles (or 8,181 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 Kantchari Airport and Palonegro International 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 Kantchari Airport and Palonegro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKA / DFEL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°27'52"N by 1°29'36"E | 
| Area Served: | Kantchari | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 879 feet (268 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKA | 
| More Information: | XKA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°7'35"N by 73°11'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Bucaramanga | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3897 feet (1,188 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BGA | 
| More Information: | BGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kantchari Airport (XKA):
- The closest airport to Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of XKA.
- Kantchari Airport (XKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kantchari Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Kantchari 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kantchari Airport", another name for XKA is "Kantchari Airport (Kantchari)".
- The furthest airport from Kantchari Airport (XKA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kantchari Airport (meaning Kantchari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gómez Niño Airport, located within the urban area of Bucaramanga was for 25 years who attended the air traffic in the city with significant limitations, given their geographical location and its adverse conditions for security and air navigation.
- The National Government through its Ministry of Transport and continuing with the policy of granting airports, airport included in the so-called Group Palonegro Northeast.
- The terminal building also had a restaurant, a popular café, stores, offices of Civil Aviation and Meteorology and tourism services, Telecom, the National Police, Customs, airport security and aviation fire station.
- The furthest airport from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO), which is nearly antipodal to Palonegro International Airport (meaning Palonegro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA)), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Bandung, Indonesia.
- A 4 km road linking the terminal with the main road from Bucaramanga to Barrancabermeja.
- Furthermore, additional works including drainage systems, acquisition and operation of track lighting systems, control lights, rotating beacon, navigation aids visual and nonvisual water supply network, electricity and telephone equipment.
- Palonegro The airport security was under discussion several times, it was precisely from this airport that the flight originated kidnapped on Fokker F-50 Avianca by armed personnel in 1999 and then another plane of Aerotaca B1900 in 2000 on a flight also originated in the air terminal.




