Nonstop flight route between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Riohacha, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(46°17'21"N by 63°7'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°31'33"N by 72°55'32"W)
Distance from YYG to RCH:
2,469.75 miles (3,974.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), Riohacha, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,470 miles (or 3,975 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 relatively short distance between Charlottetown Airport and Almirante Padilla Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYG / CYYG |
| Airport Name: | Charlottetown Airport |
| Location: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°17'21"N by 63°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYG |
| More Information: | YYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCH / SKRH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Riohacha, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'33"N by 72°55'32"W |
| Area Served: | Riohacha, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCH |
| More Information: | RCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):
- Throughout this time, Upton Airport received the first air mail service in Canada.
- Several expansions were subsequently undertaken, including an enlarged civilian air terminal off the Brackley Point Road on the west side of the airfield, as well as a lengthening and realigning of what would become runway 03/21 during the 1960s-1970s to accommodate jet aircraft.
- Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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.
- Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
- Charlottetown Airport saw extensive service during the 1960s-1990s from both Air Canada and Eastern Provincial Airways to destinations in Atlantic and Central Canada.
Facts about Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH):
- In addition to being known as "Almirante Padilla Airport", another name for RCH is "Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla".
- Because of Almirante Padilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Almirante Padilla 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 Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) is La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SE of RCH.
- The furthest airport from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Almirante Padilla Airport (meaning Almirante Padilla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.63 miles (57.35 km) WNW | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |     |
| 2 | 75.52 miles (121.54 km) W | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 3 | 94.76 miles (152.50 km) ESE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 4 | 99.20 miles (159.65 km) S | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 5 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) NE | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 115.64 miles (186.10 km) S | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 7 | 121.43 miles (195.42 km) WNW | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 8 | 125.17 miles (201.44 km) SW | CFB Greenwood (YZX) | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 9 | 147.06 miles (236.66 km) E | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 149.43 miles (240.48 km) WSW | Saint John Airport (YSJ) | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 11 | 154.39 miles (248.47 km) NW | Bathurst Airport (ZBF) | Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 12 | 162.06 miles (260.81 km) W | 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX) | Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 13 | 165.05 miles (265.62 km) NW | Bonaventure Airport (YVB) | Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 166.36 miles (267.73 km) W | Fredericton International Airport (YFC) | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 15 | 176.72 miles (284.40 km) SW | Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG) | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,651.38 miles (18,751.04 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,605.12 miles (18,676.59 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,577.76 miles (18,632.54 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,565.98 miles (18,613.59 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,562.61 miles (18,608.17 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,542.47 miles (18,575.76 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,527.93 miles (18,552.36 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,454.81 miles (18,434.69 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,447.40 miles (18,422.76 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,444.19 miles (18,417.60 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,363.53 miles (18,287.79 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,338.13 miles (18,246.91 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,327.94 miles (18,230.50 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,305.43 miles (18,194.28 km) S | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,255.23 miles (18,113.50 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.82 miles (57.65 km) SE | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 2 | 78.52 miles (126.36 km) SSW | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 3 | 92.75 miles (149.27 km) WSW | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 4 | 105.23 miles (169.36 km) SE | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 133.18 miles (214.33 km) WSW | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 6 | 136.60 miles (219.84 km) SE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 188.56 miles (303.46 km) SSE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 188.57 miles (303.47 km) E | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 190.79 miles (307.04 km) WSW | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 10 | 207.91 miles (334.60 km) ENE | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 11 | 217.87 miles (350.62 km) SSE | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 219.35 miles (353.00 km) SE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 219.81 miles (353.74 km) E | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 220.62 miles (355.05 km) SW | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 15 | 231.44 miles (372.46 km) S | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) SE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,137.18 miles (19,532.86 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,136.04 miles (19,531.02 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,115.37 miles (19,497.76 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,113.79 miles (19,495.21 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,092.41 miles (19,460.79 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,091.86 miles (19,459.91 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,073.17 miles (19,429.84 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,062.57 miles (19,412.77 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,049.95 miles (19,392.47 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,009.55 miles (19,327.45 km) SW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,983.75 miles (19,285.92 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,979.26 miles (19,278.71 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,953.48 miles (19,237.21 km) SW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,943.09 miles (19,220.50 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |