Nonstop flight route between Craig, Colorado, United States and Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), Craig, Colorado, United States and Flinders Island Airport (FLS), Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,589 miles (or 13,823 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 Craig–Moffat Airport and Flinders Island 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 Craig–Moffat Airport and Flinders Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIG / KCAG |
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Location: | Craig, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'43"N by 107°31'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | Moffat County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6193 feet (1,888 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIG |
More Information: | CIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLS / YFLI |
Airport Name: | Flinders Island Airport |
Location: | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°5'29"S by 147°59'34"E |
Area Served: | Flinders Island |
Operator/Owner: | Flinders Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLS |
More Information: | FLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG):
- Because of Craig–Moffat Airport's high elevation of 6,193 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) E of CIG.
- In addition to being known as "Craig–Moffat Airport", another name for CIG is "CAG".
- The furthest airport from Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,906 miles (17,552 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Flinders Island Airport (FLS):
- The furthest airport from Flinders Island Airport (FLS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Flinders Island Airport (meaning Flinders Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Flinders Island Airport (FLS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Flinders Island Airport (FLS) is St Helens Airport (HLS), which is located 87 miles (141 kilometers) S of FLS.
- Because of Flinders Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Flinders 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.