Nonstop flight route between Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States and Ayapel, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK), Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States and Ayapel Airport (AYA), Ayapel, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,297 miles (or 3,696 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 Nantucket Memorial Airport and Ayapel Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACK / KACK |
Airport Name: | Nantucket Memorial Airport |
Location: | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'10"N by 70°3'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Nantucket |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACK |
More Information: | ACK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYA / |
Airport Name: | Ayapel Airport |
Location: | Ayapel, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W |
Area Served: | Ayapel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AYA |
More Information: | AYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK):
- In the late 1930s, a man named Holm began allowing the Town of Nantucket to use fields on his property as an airfield.
- Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,858 miles (19,083 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- During World War II, the U.S.
- Because of Nantucket Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Nantucket Memorial 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.
- The airport apron for commercial aircraft has eight parking spots for Cessna 402 aircraft mainly operated by Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines and to a lesser extent from Island Airlines.
- The closest airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) is Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WNW of ACK.
Facts about Ayapel Airport (AYA):
- Because of Ayapel Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Ayapel 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.
- The furthest airport from Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ayapel Airport (meaning Ayapel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of AYA.