Nonstop flight route between Cocos Islands, Australia and Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), Cocos Islands, Australia and BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,174 miles (or 17,983 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 Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport and BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega 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 Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport and BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCK / |
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| Location: | Cocos Islands, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°11'18"S by 96°49'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCK |
| More Information: | CCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPX / TJCP |
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| Location: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W |
| Area Served: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPX |
| More Information: | CPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK):
- Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport handled 15,712 passengers last year.
- The airfield was built during World War II to support Allied aircraft in the war against Japan.
- The closest airport to Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 612 miles (985 kilometers) E of CCK.
- In addition to being known as "Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport", other names for CCK include "Lapangan Terbang Pulu Koko" and "YPCC".
- Because of Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Cocos (Keeling) Island 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 Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) is Corn Island International Airport (RNI), which is nearly antipodal to Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (meaning Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corn Island International Airport), and is located 12,429 miles (20,003 kilometers) away in Corn Island, Nicaragua.
Facts about BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- The furthest airport from BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
- The airport is noted for the mountain at the approach end of the runway to the North.
- Because of BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega 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.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega".
- The airport of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957.
