Nonstop flight route between Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Volkel Air Base (UDE), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands and Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,792 miles (or 7,712 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 Volkel Air Base and Cheyenne 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 Volkel Air Base and Cheyenne 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: | UDE / EHVK |
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Location: | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°39'25"N by 5°41'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UDE |
More Information: | UDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W |
Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYS |
More Information: | CYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Volkel Air Base (UDE):
- The furthest airport from Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Weeze Airport (NRN), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of UDE.
- When later that year the south of the Netherlands was liberated, the Royal Air Force took control of the airfield.
- The airport has two parallel runways, both in the 06/24 direction, and both being just over 3,020 metres long.
- In addition to being known as "Volkel Air Base", other names for UDE include "Vliegbasis Volkel" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-80)".
- Because of Volkel Air Base's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Volkel Air Base 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.
- Volkel Air Base (UDE) has 2 runways.
- After the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in 1940, the Luftwaffe constructed a diversion airfield for fighter aircraft called Nachtlandeplatz Volkel.
- The Dutch Naval Aviation Service started flying from Volkel in 1949 for training purposes.
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- The air demonstration at the fairgrounds in 1911 was less than impressive, but it was the beginning of a rich aviation history.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- Occasional charter flights go to Laughlin or Wendover, Nevada.
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of its high altitude, aircraft manufacturers test their planes at Cheyenne.