Nonstop flight route between Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States and Cortez, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States and Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Cortez, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 584 miles (or 940 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 Ainsworth Regional Airport and Cortez Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANW / KANW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'45"N by 99°59'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Ainsworth, Nebraska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ainsworth Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2589 feet (789 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ANW | 
| More Information: | ANW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEZ / KCEZ | 
| Airport Name: | Cortez Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Cortez, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W | 
| Area Served: | Cortez, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cortez | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5918 feet (1,804 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CEZ | 
| More Information: | CEZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW):
- The airport covers 2,493 acres at an elevation of 2,589 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Ainsworth Regional Airport", another name for ANW is "Ainsworth Army Airfield".
- By late 1948, Ainsworth Municipal Airport was used for charter flights, aircraft rental, flight lessons and a maintenance shop.
- The base closed on 31 December 1945.
- The furthest airport from Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Miller Field (VTN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of ANW.
- Today a handful of buildings remains from the World War II–era.
- Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ):
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 8,401 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,698 in 2009 and 6,342 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of CEZ.
- Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cortez Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency nighttime forced landing August 3, 1959, at the Cortez Municipal Airport.
- The furthest airport from Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.




