Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phillips Army Airfield (APG), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,833 miles (or 2,950 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 Phillips Army Airfield and Columbus Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APG / KAPG |
Airport Name: | Phillips Army Airfield |
Location: | Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'57"N by 76°10'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from APG |
More Information: | APG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
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Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Phillips Army Airfield (APG):
- The closest airport to Phillips Army Airfield (APG) is Martin State Airport (MTN), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of APG.
- Because of Phillips Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Phillips Army Airfield 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.
- Phillips Army Airfield (APG) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Phillips Army Airfield (APG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,706 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- During the Mexican Revolution, hundreds of Pancho Villa's horsemen crossed the United States border and raided Columbus, New Mexico on 9 March 1916.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
- A building at the airport was used as a terminal, with a communication & weather station.
- Twelve R-2s were delivered to the squadron in May, but the planes, which had been very hastily constructed, were missing vital spare parts and had faulty wiring and leaky fuel tanks.
- After World War II, the airport was expanded to an all-way landing area measuring 3,610' east/west & 2,610' north/south.
- The airport's operations ceased abruptly with the arrest of the notorious "Columbus Air Force" drug-running gang by the DEA in the late 1970s.