Nonstop flight route between Afton, Wyoming, United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,604 miles (or 4,191 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 Afton Municipal Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Afton Municipal Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W | 
| Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AFO | 
| More Information: | AFO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW | 
| Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay | 
| Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NBW | 
| More Information: | NBW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
- This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.
- The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- During the Spanish–American War, the U.S.
- Windward Point contains most of the activities on the Naval Station.
- In the last quarter of the 20th century, the base was used to house Cuban and Haitian refugees intercepted on the high seas.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Since 1939, the base's water had been supplied by pipelines that drew water from the Yateras River about 4.5 miles northeast of the base.




