Nonstop flight route between Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boundiali Airport (BXI), Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,757 miles (or 12,484 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 Boundiali Airport and Cold Bay 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 Boundiali Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXI / DIBI |
Airport Name: | Boundiali Airport |
Location: | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'30"N by 6°28'19"W |
Area Served: | Boundiali |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1286 feet (392 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXI |
More Information: | BXI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDB / PACD |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'19"N by 162°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Cold Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDB |
More Information: | CDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Boundiali Airport (BXI):
- The closest airport to Boundiali Airport (BXI) is Korhogo Airport (HGO), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) E of BXI.
- The furthest airport from Boundiali Airport (BXI) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Boundiali Airport (meaning Boundiali Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Boundiali Airport (BXI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):
- Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
- According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 9,105 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,968 enplanements in 2009, and 9,261 in 2010.
- The airfield was named Thornbrough Air Force Base in 1948 for Captain George W.
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- The airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airfield during the secret military buildup of the Territory of Alaska that began in 1941.
- The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Between 1956 and 1958, Cold Bay Airport was used as a logistics support base during the construction of Cold Bay Air Force Station, a Ground Control Intercept station for Alaskan Air Command during the Cold War.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".