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Bogota to San Andrés flight path

BOG → ADZBOGADZ
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Bogota to San Andrés covers 750 miles (1,210 km) — about 1 h 55 min with no wind. It crosses the Caribbean Sea: 40% of the route is over water.

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From El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) · BOG · ADZ

BOGBogota
ADZSan Andrés
Great-circle distance
1,210 km
Duration, no wind
1 h 55 min
Over water
40 %
Time difference today
+0 h

The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.

What countries do you fly over from Bogota to San Andrés?

  • Colombia
  • Panama
  • Caribbean Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Nevado del Ruiz

To see Nevado del Ruiz (5,311 m), sit on the left: it lies about 80 km from the route, ≈ 20 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Nevado del Ruiz (5,311 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Manizales ≈ 25 min
  • Itagüí ≈ 30 min
  • Panama City ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • San Miguelito ≈ 1 h 05 min
Right window
  • Medellín ≈ 30 min
  • Bello ≈ 30 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

1 hUTC−5Caribbean SeaCordillera OrientalCordillera OccidentalDarien GapIsthmus of PanamaNevado del Ruiz 5,311 m 80 kmMedellín 2 kmManizales 82 kmPanama City 104 kmBello 10 kmSan Miguelito 96 kmItagüí 5 kmBOGADZ▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 hCaribbean SeaCordillera OrientalNevado del Ruiz5,311 m · 80 kmManizales82 km off routeItagüí5 km off routePanama City104 km off routeSan Miguelito96 km off routeMedellín2 km off routeBello10 km off routeBOGADZUTC−5

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from El Dorado International Airport
  2. Below: Cordillera Oriental0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Andes76 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Nevado del Ruiz, 5,311 m — on the left, 80 km away105 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  5. Manizales, Colombia — on the left, 82 km away133 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  6. Itagüí, Colombia — on the left, 5 km away230 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  7. Medellín, Colombia — on the right, 2 km away233 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  8. Bello, Colombia — on the right, 10 km away240 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  9. Below: Cordillera Occidental274 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  10. Below: Darien Gap495 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  11. Below: Isthmus of Panama604 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  12. Water starts: Caribbean Sea725 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Panama City, Panama — on the left, 104 km away754 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  14. San Miguelito, Panama — on the left, 96 km away755 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  15. Landing at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport1,210 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in San Andrés

San Andrés
San Andrés · Photo: Mr.Jhosimar · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 1 h 55 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

750 miles (1,210 km, 652 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−5Bogota

Airspace (FIRs) along the route

Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.

  • Bogota
  • Panama

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Bogota to San Andrés?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Bogota to San Andrés covers 750 miles (1,210 km) — about 1 h 55 min with no wind. It crosses the Caribbean Sea: 40% of the route is over water.

What countries do you fly over from Bogota to San Andrés?

It passes over or close to Colombia and Panama, and crosses the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Bogota to San Andrés?

About 1 h 55 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

How far is Bogota from San Andrés by plane?

750 miles (1,210 km, 652 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

How much of the flight is over water?

40% of the route, about 487 km. The longest stretch without land is 483 km.

Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?

It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.

Does GPS work in airplane mode?

Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.

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How this was calculated

The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.

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