Nonstop flight route between Corn Island, Nicaragua and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corn Island International Airport (RNI), Corn Island, Nicaragua and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 749 miles (or 1,205 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 Corn Island International Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNI / MNCI |
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Location: | Corn Island, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°10'17"N by 83°3'38"W |
Area Served: | Big Corn Island |
Operator/Owner: | La Republica De Nicaragua |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RNI |
More Information: | RNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Corn Island International Airport (RNI):
- Because of Corn Island International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Corn Island International 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.
- Corn Island International Airport (RNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Corn Island International Airport", another name for RNI is "Aeropuerto Internacional Corn Island".
- The closest airport to Corn Island International Airport (RNI) is Bluefields Airport (BEF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of RNI.
- The furthest airport from Corn Island International Airport (RNI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Corn Island International Airport (meaning Corn Island International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,429 miles (20,003 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- On 6 September 2006, President George W.
- Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places.
- In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.