Nonstop flight route between Aspen, Colorado, United States and Kumasi, Ghana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colorado, United States and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,730 miles (or 10,830 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 Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Kumasi 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 Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASE / KASE |
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Location: | Aspen, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'23"N by 106°52'8"W |
Area Served: | Aspen, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Pitkin County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7820 feet (2,384 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASE |
More Information: | ASE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMS / DGSI |
Airport Name: | Kumasi Airport |
Location: | Kumasi, Ghana |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMS |
More Information: | KMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE):
- Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2007, the runway was completely rehabilitated with new grooved asphalt.
- The Aspen–Pitkin County Airport is certificated as a Class I, ARFF Index B commercial service airport under FAR Part 139.
- In addition to being known as "Aspen–Pitkin County Airport", another name for ASE is "Sardy Field".
- The furthest airport from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,971 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- More recently, Lynx Aviation flying on behalf of Frontier Airlines operated Bombardier Q400 turboprops into Aspen.
- The closest airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) is Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of ASE.
- Because of Aspen–Pitkin County Airport's high elevation of 7,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Several airport improvements are planned or underway at the Aspen–Pitkin County Airport.
Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):
- The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
- Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The project, valued at about $300 million, would see the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.
- The Airport is currently undergoing rehabilitation to become an International Airport.
- Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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 furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.