Nonstop flight route between Durango, Colorado, United States and Glendale, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Animas Air Park (AMK), Durango, Colorado, United States and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 359 miles (or 578 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 Animas Air Park and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Animas Air Park (AMK):

• The closest airport to Animas Air Park (AMK) is Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of AMK.
• The furthest airport from Animas Air Park (AMK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Animas Air Park (AMK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Animas Air Park's high elevation of 6,684 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Animas Air Park", another name for AMK is "00C".

Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
• The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
• Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.
• By the end of 1957, ATC basing structure had changed considerably as the result of tactical commitments, decreased student load, and fund shortages.
• Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
• The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• During World War II, Luke Field was the largest fighter training base in the Army Air Forces, graduating more than 12,000 fighter pilots from advanced and operational courses earning the nickname, “Home of the Fighter Pilot.”