Nonstop flight route between Cortez, Colorado, United States and El Obeid, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°9'11"N by 30°13'57"E)
Distance from CEZ to EBD:
8,046.00 miles (12,948.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Cortez, Colorado, United States and El Obeid Airport (EBD), El Obeid, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,046 miles (or 12,949 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 Cortez Municipal Airport and El Obeid 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 Cortez Municipal Airport and El Obeid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEZ / KCEZ |
| Airport Name: | Cortez Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Cortez, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W |
| Area Served: | Cortez, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cortez |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5918 feet (1,804 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEZ |
| More Information: | CEZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBD / HSOB |
| Airport Name: | El Obeid Airport |
| Location: | El Obeid, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°9'11"N by 30°13'57"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1927 feet (587 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBD |
| More Information: | EBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ):
- The closest airport to Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of CEZ.
- Because of Cortez Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency nighttime forced landing August 3, 1959, at the Cortez Municipal Airport.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 8,401 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,698 in 2009 and 6,342 in 2010.
- Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about El Obeid Airport (EBD):
- El Obeid Airport (EBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is located 229 miles (369 kilometers) NE of EBD.
- The furthest airport from El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is nearly antipodal to El Obeid Airport (meaning El Obeid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataiva Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.30 miles (68.08 km) E | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) SSE | Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 49.22 miles (79.21 km) ESE | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 50.76 miles (81.68 km) WNW | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 58.43 miles (94.04 km) NW | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 59.77 miles (96.18 km) NE | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) E | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 92.48 miles (148.83 km) NNE | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 97.15 miles (156.35 km) WSW | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 115.64 miles (186.11 km) W | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 117.57 miles (189.21 km) NNW | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 12 | 124.14 miles (199.78 km) S | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 125.57 miles (202.08 km) NE | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 125.83 miles (202.51 km) N | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 144.34 miles (232.29 km) SW | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,131.99 miles (17,915.16 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,010.30 miles (17,719.32 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,977.65 miles (17,666.77 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,957.33 miles (17,634.06 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,770.56 miles (17,333.50 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,667.26 miles (17,167.24 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,643.98 miles (17,129.79 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,620.13 miles (17,091.40 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,557.87 miles (16,991.20 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,521.78 miles (16,933.13 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,509.03 miles (16,912.61 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,483.91 miles (16,872.17 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,462.35 miles (16,837.49 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,452.97 miles (16,822.38 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,452.16 miles (16,821.08 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 229.04 miles (368.61 km) NE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 2 | 266.30 miles (428.57 km) SSE | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 3 | 302.86 miles (487.40 km) WSW | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 4 | 328.47 miles (528.63 km) E | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 5 | 331.44 miles (533.39 km) W | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 6 | 340.06 miles (547.28 km) N | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 7 | 341.70 miles (549.90 km) N | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 8 | 363.79 miles (585.46 km) WSW | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 9 | 365.68 miles (588.50 km) SE | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 381.12 miles (613.36 km) NNE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 11 | 389.70 miles (627.16 km) SE | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 397.70 miles (640.04 km) ENE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 13 | 404.92 miles (651.65 km) NE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 14 | 405.05 miles (651.86 km) SSW | Wau Airport (WUU) | Wau, Sudan | |
| 15 | 414.80 miles (667.56 km) N | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,298.64 miles (19,792.70 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,185.31 miles (19,610.30 km) WSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,181.16 miles (19,603.62 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,178.66 miles (19,599.60 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,173.61 miles (19,591.48 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,173.36 miles (19,591.08 km) WSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,156.94 miles (19,564.65 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,156.62 miles (19,564.14 km) SE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,137.18 miles (19,532.85 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,132.36 miles (19,525.09 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,096.66 miles (19,467.64 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,031.26 miles (19,362.39 km) SW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,964.68 miles (19,255.24 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,910.00 miles (19,167.24 km) WSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,814.90 miles (19,014.19 km) WSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |