Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM), Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,801 miles (or 4,508 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 Sault Ste. Marie 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 Sault Ste. Marie 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: | YAM / CYAM | 
| Airport Name: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport | 
| Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°29'5"N by 84°30'33"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YAM | 
| More Information: | YAM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGA / SKBG | 
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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 Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM):
- The Canadian government opened the airport in 1961 and operated it until 1998, when it handed control over to the newly formed Sault Ste.
 - Because of Sault Ste. Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Sault Ste. Marie 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.
 - Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YAM.
 - The airport hosts the flight-training campus for Sault College as well as the Soo Aviation flying school, resulting in frequent training flights in the vicinity.
 - The furthest airport from Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,093 miles (17,853 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
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.
 - Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
 - 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.
 - The airport receives flights from major cities in Colombia as well as international flights from Panama City.
 - 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.
 - That is why it was necessary to move at least 14 million cubic metres of earth in successful operation and a great engineering work that began in 1969.
 
