Nonstop flight route between Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 230 miles (or 371 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 Rawlins Municipal Airport and United States Air Force Academy, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL):

• Because of Rawlins Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,813 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Rawlins Municipal Airport", another name for RWL is "Harvey Field".
• The closest airport to Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Shively Field (SAA), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of RWL.
• Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) has 2 runways.

Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):

• The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.
• The Class of 1959 established many other important traditions that continue until the present.
• Following the recommendation of the Board, Congress passed legislation in 1954 to begin the construction of the Air Force Academy, and President Eisenhower signed it into law on 1 April of that year.
• The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
• The Aeronautics Research Center contains numerous aeronautical research facilities, including transonic, subsonic, low speed, and cascade wind tunnels.