Nonstop flight route between Yanji, Jilin, China and Cartagena, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), Yanji, Jilin, China and Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG), Cartagena, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,430 miles (or 13,566 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport and Rafael Núñez 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport and Rafael Núñez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ):

• Because of Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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.
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport handled 1,016,274 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Chongjin Airport (RGO), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of YNJ.
• The furthest airport from Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport", other names for YNJ include "延吉朝阳川机场Yánjí Chāoyángchuān Jīchǎng" and "연길조양천공항延吉朝陽川空港Yeongil Joyangcheon Gonghang".
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG):

• In addition to being known as "Rafael Núñez International Airport", another name for CTG is "Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez".
• In 1979, Cartagena had 99 flights a week, 55 of which were shared flights, domestic and international flights were only 44 for the city.
• The first flight took place on February 14, 1920 when the plane "Cartagena" in charge of pilots Jourdanet Jacques René Bazin and began a flight around the city, carrying as passengers to Guillermo Echavarria Martinez Martelo Tulita and Queen of Carnival.
• Because of Rafael Núñez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Núñez International 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 Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) ENE of CTG.
• Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Today, the Rafael Nunez International Airport is the fourth largest airport in the country, and one of the largest in the Caribbean region.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Núñez International Airport (meaning Rafael Núñez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• As a result of the study, the COMP, Ministry of Finance instructed the Civil Aeronautics initiation of processes for delivery through concession contracts busiest airports in the country El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali, Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport in Barranquilla and finally Rafael Nuñez Airport in Cartagena.