Nonstop flight route between College Park, Maryland, United States and Dorado, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States and Dorado Airport (DDP), Dorado, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,554 miles (or 2,501 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 Dorado Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGS / KCGS |
Airport Name: | College Park Airport |
Location: | College Park, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°58'50"N by 76°55'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGS |
More Information: | CGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DDP / |
Airport Name: | Dorado Airport |
Location: | Dorado, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'51"N by 66°17'33"W |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DDP |
More Information: | DDP Maps & Info |
Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):
- College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Since the 9/11 attacks, and owing to the airport's proximity to the national capital, the operations of the airport have been severely restricted by the Transportation Security Administration in the interest of national security, but civilian pilots are still free to use the airport after going through a one-time background check procedure.
- 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 is a public airport located in the City of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA.
- In 1920, Emile and Henry Berliner brought their theories of vertical flight to the field and in 1924 made the first controlled helicopter flight.
- 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.
- Civilian aviation began at College Park with Rex Smith, an inventor and patent attorney, who operated the Rex Smith Aeroplane Company.
Facts about Dorado Airport (DDP):
- Dorado Airport or Dorado Beach Airport was a small single runway airport in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
- During the early 1980s, Dorado was served by Dorado Wings, a small airline that operated commuter flights between Dorado Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan.
- The closest airport to Dorado Airport (DDP) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of DDP.
- Dorado Airport (DDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dorado Airport (DDP) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Dorado Airport (meaning Dorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.