Nonstop flight route between Axum, Ethiopia and Corsicana, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia and C. David Campbell Field (CRS), Corsicana, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,082 miles (or 13,007 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 Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport and C. David Campbell Field, 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 Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport and C. David Campbell Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):

• The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
• In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
• Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
• The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.

Facts about C. David Campbell Field (CRS):

• Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Air Activities of Texas under 301st Flying Training Detachment.
• C. David Campbell Field (CRS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from C. David Campbell Field (CRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to C. David Campbell Field (CRS) is Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of CRS.
• Because of C. David Campbell Field's relatively low elevation of 449 feet, planes can take off or land at C. David Campbell Field 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.
• In addition to being known as "C. David Campbell Field", another name for CRS is "Corsicana Municipal Airport".
• For the 12-month period ending May 5, 2010, the airport had 7,800 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day.