Nonstop flight route between Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL), Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,552 miles (or 4,107 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 Tomás de Heres 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 Tomás de Heres Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL):

• Because of Tomás de Heres Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Tomás de Heres 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.
• Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to Tomás de Heres Airport (meaning Tomás de Heres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Tomás de Heres Airport", another name for CBL is "Aeropuerto Nacional Tomas de Heres".
• The closest airport to Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) is Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of CBL.

Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• 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 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.
• The food court areas are in the center of each concourse, near the departure gates.
• Terminal B was also one of the original two terminals of the airport to open in 1969 and was also designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
• 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.
• In addition United Airlines has started a VIP terminal transportation service for elite status customers, using Mercedes Benz vehicles.
• On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
• 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.
• On March 31, 2014, Scandinavian Airlines announced that it will begin flights from Stavanger to Houston.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.