Nonstop flight route between Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,432 miles (or 2,304 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 United States Air Force Academy and El Lencero Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):

• 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 early Air Force Academy leadership faced monumental tasks, including the development of an appropriate curriculum, establishment of a faculty, design of a distinctive cadet uniform, oversight of the construction of the permanent site, and the creation of a structure for military and flight training.
• Cadets are considered the "guardians and stewards" of the Code.
• 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.
• The Academy's permanent site had not yet been completed when the first class entered, so the 306 cadets from the Class of 1959 were sworn in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base, in Denver on 11 July 1955.
• The campus of the Academy covers 18,500 acres on the east side of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, just north of Colorado Springs.
• Other locations on campus serve support roles for cadet training and other base functions.

Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):

• In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
• The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
• The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
• El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Xalapa National Airport is located six miles east of Xalapa, on the South side of the road Xalapa – Veracruz, and Northwest of one small lagoon.