Nonstop flight route between Red Lake, Ontario, Canada and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Red Lake Airport (YRL), Red Lake, Ontario, Canada and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,505 miles (or 2,421 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 Red Lake Airport and Columbus Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRL / CYRL |
Airport Name: | Red Lake Airport |
Location: | Red Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°4'1"N by 93°47'35"W |
Area Served: | Red Lake, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Municipality of Red Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1266 feet (386 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRL |
More Information: | YRL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
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Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Red Lake Airport (YRL):
- The closest airport to Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Pikangikum Airport (YPM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of YRL.
- Red Lake Airport, is located 3 nautical miles north of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada.
- In October 2011, a brand new state-of-the-art airport terminal opened its doors to help serve the growing numbers of regional visitors and travellers.
- Red Lake Airport (YRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Commercial air service to the area began in 1926 using the waters of Howey Bay on Red Lake as a float and sea plane base.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Columbus Municipal Airport is historically recognized as the birthplace of American air power.
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
- Today, efforts are being made to restore part of the airport and re-establish it as an active facility for general aviation.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Columbus Municipal Airport is an abandoned airport in New Mexico.
- The next use of the airfield was when the Department of Commerce refitted the facility as one of its network of Intermediate Landing Fields, which were established in the 1920s & 1930s to serve as emergency landing fields along commercial airways between major cities.