Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Abbeville, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), Abbeville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,687 miles (or 7,543 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Aerodrome Abbeville, 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Aerodrome Abbeville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK |
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Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W |
Area Served: | Colby, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Colby |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBK |
More Information: | CBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAB / LFOI |
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Location: | Abbeville, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°8'35"N by 1°49'57"E |
Area Served: | Abbeville, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Abbeville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from XAB |
More Information: | XAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
Facts about Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB):
- The closest airport to Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of XAB.
- Because of Aerodrome Abbeville's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Aerodrome Abbeville 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.
- Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Aerodrome Abbeville", other names for XAB include "Aérodrome d'Abbeville - Buigny-Saint-Maclou" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-92".
- Abbeville was liberated by Polish troops around 3 September 1944.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.
- It is not known when exactly the airfield was built, but it was in use with the British Expeditionary Forces in 1940.