Nonstop flight route between Muang Xay, Laos and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oudomsay Airport (ODY), Muang Xay, Laos and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,978 miles (or 12,840 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 Oudomsay Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal 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 Oudomsay Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ODY / VLOS |
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Location: | Muang Xay, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'55"N by 101°59'35"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ODY |
More Information: | ODY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COS / KCOS |
Airport Name: | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport |
Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W |
Area Served: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6187 feet (1,886 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from COS |
More Information: | COS Maps & Info |
Facts about Oudomsay Airport (ODY):
- The furthest airport from Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Because of Oudomsay Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Oudomsay 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.
- In addition to being known as "Oudomsay Airport", another name for ODY is "VL0S".
- The closest airport to Oudomsay Airport (ODY) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of ODY.
Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):
- Colorado Springs now has non-stop flights to 11 U.S.
- Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Repairs to runway 17L/35R, first scheduled for 2011 but delayed by the FAA shutdown, will begin in spring 2012.
- The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
- Through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s the airport tried to expand service.