Nonstop flight route between Colmar / Houssen, France and Saranac Lake, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR), Colmar / Houssen, France and Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,717 miles (or 5,981 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 Colmar - Houssen Airport and Adirondack Regional 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 Colmar - Houssen Airport and Adirondack Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMR / LFGA |
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Location: | Colmar / Houssen, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°6'37"N by 7°21'33"E |
Area Served: | Colmar, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 627 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMR |
More Information: | CMR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLK / KSLK |
Airport Name: | Adirondack Regional Airport |
Location: | Saranac Lake, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 74°12'21"W |
Area Served: | Saranac Lake / Lake Placid |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Harrietstown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1663 feet (507 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLK |
More Information: | SLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR):
- In addition to being known as "Colmar - Houssen Airport", another name for CMR is "Aéroport de Colmar - Houssen".
- Because of Colmar - Houssen Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Colmar - Houssen 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.
- Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of CMR.
- The furthest airport from Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Colmar - Houssen Airport (meaning Colmar - Houssen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,088 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- In the autumn of 1940, a group of local men from the Saranac Lake Planning board got together to discuss the possibility of an airport in the Adirondack Mountains, near Saranac Lake.
- The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
- In the 1960s, the Adirondack Airport had three runways.
- The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Adirondack Regional Airport covers an area of 1,499 acres at an elevation of 1,663 feet above mean sea level.
- At the time, the airport was rated as one of the best built Class III airports in the country.