Nonstop flight route between Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM), Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,085 miles (or 9,794 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 Cottbus-Drewitz Airport and Puerto Jiménez 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 Cottbus-Drewitz Airport and Puerto Jiménez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBU / EDCD |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°53'21"N by 14°31'54"E |
Area Served: | Cottbus |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Süd- Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH |
Airport Type: | Civilian |
Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBU |
More Information: | CBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PJM / MRPJ |
Airport Name: | Puerto Jiménez Airport |
Location: | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'58"N by 83°17'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | n/a |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PJM |
More Information: | PJM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU):
- Because of Cottbus-Drewitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Cottbus-Drewitz 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 Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of CBU.
- In late May 2012, a grass strip at the airport was used to conduct unpaved runway trials of the Airbus A400M military airlifter.
- In addition to being known as "Cottbus-Drewitz Airport", other names for CBU include "Flugplatz Cottbus-Drewitz" and "Cottbus- Drewitz Airport".
- Due to investors pulling out, there has been several failed attempts to turn the civilian airport into a freight hub with a 3000 m runway, similar in concept to Frankfurt-Hahn.
- Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,683 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In April 2000 a new control tower was opened.
Facts about Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM):
- Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) is Golfito Airport (GLF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of PJM.
- Because of Puerto Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Jiménez 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 furthest airport from Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Jiménez Airport (meaning Puerto Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.