Nonstop flight route between Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(16°4'5"S by 136°18'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W)
Distance from BOX to COS:
8,460.09 miles (13,615.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Borroloola Airport (BOX), Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,460 miles (or 13,615 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 Borroloola Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal 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 Borroloola Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOX / YBRL |
| Airport Name: | Borroloola Airport |
| Location: | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°4'5"S by 136°18'1"E |
| Area Served: | Borroloola |
| Operator/Owner: | Northern Territory Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOX |
| More Information: | BOX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COS / KCOS |
| Airport Name: | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W |
| Area Served: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6187 feet (1,886 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COS |
| More Information: | COS Maps & Info |
Facts about Borroloola Airport (BOX):
- The closest airport to Borroloola Airport (BOX) is McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of BOX.
- Borroloola Airport (BOX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Borroloola Airport (BOX) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,463 miles (18,447 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Borroloola Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Borroloola 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.
Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):
- Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
- Repairs to runway 17L/35R, first scheduled for 2011 but delayed by the FAA shutdown, will begin in spring 2012.
- In 1966 a new terminal was built on the west side of the runways, just east of Powers Boulevard.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.03 miles (48.32 km) SSW | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia |     |
| 2 | 145.01 miles (233.37 km) N | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 210.90 miles (339.41 km) SE | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 243.28 miles (391.53 km) ESE | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 248.86 miles (400.51 km) N | Lake Evella Airport (LEL) | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 283.94 miles (456.96 km) N | Elcho Island Airport (ELC) | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 290.28 miles (467.15 km) NNW | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 291.37 miles (468.92 km) SSE | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 309.85 miles (498.65 km) NNW | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 314.72 miles (506.48 km) ESE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 327.85 miles (527.62 km) NW | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 362.65 miles (583.62 km) ENE | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 364.66 miles (586.87 km) E | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 375.37 miles (604.10 km) WSW | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 380.15 miles (611.78 km) SSE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,462.53 miles (18,447.11 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,425.19 miles (18,387.02 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,384.23 miles (18,321.09 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 11,367.21 miles (18,293.71 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,361.01 miles (18,283.73 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 6 | 11,361.01 miles (18,283.73 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 7 | 11,348.45 miles (18,263.51 km) NE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 8 | 11,328.50 miles (18,231.41 km) NE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 9 | 11,328.50 miles (18,231.41 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 10 | 11,324.97 miles (18,225.73 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,308.04 miles (18,198.48 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,303.68 miles (18,191.47 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,294.79 miles (18,177.15 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,293.73 miles (18,175.46 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,281.60 miles (18,155.93 km) NE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.30 miles (24.63 km) NNW | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) SSE | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 53.40 miles (85.93 km) N | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 72.97 miles (117.43 km) N | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) WSW | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) NNW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 89.72 miles (144.39 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 91.35 miles (147.01 km) WNW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 108.63 miles (174.83 km) S | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 112.80 miles (181.53 km) N | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 113.95 miles (183.38 km) SW | San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 114.93 miles (184.96 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 119.90 miles (192.97 km) WNW | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 120.19 miles (193.42 km) ESE | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 121.87 miles (196.13 km) W | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,940.13 miles (17,606.39 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,790.46 miles (17,365.52 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,749.80 miles (17,300.09 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,730.51 miles (17,269.04 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,533.44 miles (16,951.89 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,430.67 miles (16,786.49 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,407.50 miles (16,749.21 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,382.93 miles (16,709.66 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,324.82 miles (16,616.14 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,290.47 miles (16,560.86 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,273.51 miles (16,533.58 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,246.39 miles (16,489.92 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,225.11 miles (16,455.68 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,215.93 miles (16,440.90 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,214.80 miles (16,439.08 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |