Nonstop flight route between Aguaclara, Colombia and Galveston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aguaclara Airport (ACL), Aguaclara, Colombia and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,217 miles (or 3,568 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 Aguaclara Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACL / SKAG |
Airport Name: | Aguaclara Airport |
Location: | Aguaclara, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°44'48"N by 72°59'26"W |
Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ACL |
More Information: | ACL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
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Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Aguaclara Airport (ACL):
- The furthest airport from Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Aguaclara Airport (meaning Aguaclara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is El Alcaraván Airport (EYP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of ACL.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- It was officially deactivated on November 15, 1945, with ownership reverting to the City of Galveston.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The Lone Star Flight Museum is located at the airport and boasts a large collection of flying antique military aircraft as well as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.