Nonstop flight route between College Park, Maryland, United States and Boise, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States and Boise Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,046 miles (or 3,292 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 relatively short distance between College Park Airport and Boise Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• In April 1910, the Aero Club of America chapters from Washington and Baltimore chose the College Park Airport for the next James Gordon Bennett Race.
• Civilian aviation began at College Park with Rex Smith, an inventor and patent attorney, who operated the Rex Smith Aeroplane Company.
• In 1918, after a three-month trial with the War Department beginning May 15, the Post Office Department inaugurated the first Postal Airmail Service from College Park, serving Philadelphia and New York.
• The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• College Park Airport was established in August 1909 by the United States Army Signal Corps to serve as a training location for Wilbur Wright to instruct two military officers to fly in the government's first aeroplane.
• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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 College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.

Facts about Boise Airport (BOI):

• Gowen Field Air National Guard Base primarily refers to the military facilities on the south side of the runways, which includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and reserve units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
• Boise Airport (BOI) has 3 runways.
• The Boise Airport Passenger Terminal designed by CSHQA is a three-story, steel-framed 378,000-square-foot state-of-the-art aviation facility.
• In addition to being known as "Boise Airport", other names for BOI include "Boise Air Terminal" and "Gowen Field".
• The Boise Airport witnessed 1,307,505 enplaned passengers in 2012, a reduction from the 2011 enplanement figure of 1,395,554 passengers.
• The Boise Airport was a hub for Horizon Air from the late 1980s to the early 2000s with over 50 flights to 15 destinations at its peak, but was scaled down post 9/11.
• The closest airport to Boise Airport (BOI) is Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of BOI.
• The furthest airport from Boise Airport (BOI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,843 miles (17,451 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• After the war the portion of the field used by the Army Air Forces was returned to the city.