Nonstop flight route between Canaima, Venezuela and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canaima Airport (CAJ), Canaima, Venezuela and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,673 miles (or 4,302 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 Canaima Airport and George Bush Intercontinental 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 Canaima Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAJ / SVCN |
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Location: | Canaima, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°13'54"N by 62°51'15"W |
Area Served: | Canaima National Park |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAJ |
More Information: | CAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Canaima Airport (CAJ):
- The furthest airport from Canaima Airport (CAJ) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to Canaima Airport (meaning Canaima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Canaima Airport", another name for CAJ is "Aeropuerto de Canaima".
- The closest airport to Canaima Airport (CAJ) is El Dorado Airport (EOR), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) ENE of CAJ.
- Canaima Airport (CAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- In 2011 Continental Airlines began service to Lagos.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- An underground inter-terminal train outside of the sterile zone connects all five terminals and the airport hotel which can be accessed by all.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- On July 11, 2013, Air China began nonstop flights from Houston to Beijing, China using a Boeing 777-300ER.
- On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
- In the late 1980s, Houston City Council considered a plan to rename the airport after Mickey Leland—an African-American congressman who died in an aviation accident in Ethiopia.
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- The food court areas are in the center of each concourse, near the departure gates.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.