Nonstop flight route between Afyon, Turkey and Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afyon Airport (AFY), Afyon, Turkey and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,741 miles (or 9,239 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 Afyon Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport, 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 Afyon Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFY / LTAH |
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| Location: | Afyon, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'35"N by 30°36'3"E |
| Area Served: | Afyon |
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management (in Turkish language: Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi (DHMİ)) |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3310 feet (1,009 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFY |
| More Information: | AFY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPX / TJCP |
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| Location: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W |
| Area Served: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPX |
| More Information: | CPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Afyon Airport (AFY):
- Afyon Airport (AFY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Afyon Airport (AFY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Afyon Airport (AFY) is Zafer Airport (KZR), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of AFY.
- In addition to being known as "Afyon Airport", another name for AFY is "Afyon Havalimanı".
Facts about Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- The airport is noted for the mountain at the approach end of the runway to the North.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957.
- The furthest airport from Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto Benjamín Rivera Noriega".
- Because of Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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.
- A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1994, and its name was changed to Benjamín Rivera Noriega, in honor of a pilot from Ciales.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
