Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 876 miles (or 1,409 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):

• The airport's page at the Kansas Department of Transportation Airport Directory lists the name as Shaltz Field, but that spelling is incorrect as per the Federal Register dated March 8, 2004.
• Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
• The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
• Shalz Field covers 473 acres.
• In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".

Facts about Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):

• Concourse B is, like all concourses of Terminal 3, designed and originally purposed for Delta and its affiliates, including Cincinnati based Delta subsidiary, Comair.
• Because of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 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.
• The closest airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of CVG.
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has 4 runways.
• On December 16, 1960, the jet age arrived in Cincinnati when a Delta Air Lines Convair 880 from Miami completed the first scheduled jet flight.
• In 2008, Delta merged with Northwest Airlines and cut flight capacity from the Cincinnati hub by 22 percent with an additional 17 percent reduction in 2009.
• Concourse B in Terminal 3 is well known for its open spaces, high ceilings, large windows with views of the airfield, and natural lighting during the day.
• 77 Comair Boulevard formerly served as the corporate headquarters of Comair.
• The furthest airport from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.