Nonstop flight route between College Park, Maryland, United States and Fairview, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States and Fairview Airport (ZFW), Fairview, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,220 miles (or 3,573 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 Fairview 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: | ZFW / |
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| Location: | Fairview, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°4'53"N by 118°25'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2169 feet (661 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZFW |
| More Information: | ZFW Maps & Info |
Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):
- College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1927 until 1933, the Bureau of Standards developed and tested the first radio navigational aids for use in "blind" or bad weather flying.
- 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.
- The Christmas Aeroplane Company of Washington D.C.
- 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 closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Fairview Airport (ZFW):
- In addition to being known as "Fairview Airport", another name for ZFW is "CEB5".
- The furthest airport from Fairview Airport (ZFW) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,176 miles (16,377 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Fairview Airport (ZFW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fairview Airport (ZFW) is Peace River Airport (YPE), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of ZFW.
