Nonstop flight route between Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Bucaramanga, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Palonegro International Airport (BGA), Bucaramanga, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,965 miles (or 6,382 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 Penticton Regional 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 Penticton Regional 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: | YYF / CYYF |
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| Location: | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'44"N by 119°36'7"W |
| Area Served: | South Okanagan Similkameen West Kootenay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1130 feet (344 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYF |
| More Information: | YYF 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 Penticton Regional Airport (YYF):
- On December 22, 1950, a Douglas C-47 aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Air Lines from Vancouver crashed into Okanagan Mountain, some 26 kilometres north of Penticton.
- The airport is located at 49°27′45″N 119°36′08″W / 49.46250°N 119.60222°W / 49.46250.
- The closest airport to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of YYF.
- Initial examination for the construction of what would become Penticton Regional Airport began in 1937, at two locations.
- Penticton Regional Airport handled 80,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport has three scheduled flights to the Vancouver International Airport every day, with one fewer on Sunday.
- Kelowna International Airport—an international airport operated in nearby city Kelowna—has had an impact on this airport, since they both share the same catchment area.
- Controversy has occurred over airport ownership before.
- Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Penticton Regional Airport", another name for YYF is "Penticton Airport".
Facts about Palonegro International Airport (BGA):
- In addition to being known as "Palonegro International Airport", another name for BGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Palonegro".
- The closest airport to Palonegro International Airport (BGA) is Yariguíes Airport (EJA), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of BGA.
- 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.
- Its airport facilities were designed to successfully address the traffic of aircraft and the growth of passenger and cargo flow projected until 1990 and thereafter, it was envisaged the construction of a taxiing runway parallel to the original runway, the which was actually built years later, along with the facilities, apron and hangars to serve general aviation.
- Palonegro International Airport (BGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- For the year 2007 was ranked among the seven airports in Colombia, and for this reason the Civil Aviation decided to invest in expanding and building a new boarding area national and international.
- The airport receives flights from major cities in Colombia as well as international flights from Panama City.
