Nonstop flight route between Craig, Colorado, United States and Melfi, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), Craig, Colorado, United States and Melfi Airport (MEF), Melfi, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,461 miles (or 12,007 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 Melfi 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 Melfi 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: | MEF / |
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Location: | Melfi, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°3'0"N by 17°56'59"E |
Area Served: | Melfi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1293 feet (394 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEF |
More Information: | MEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG):
- 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.
- In the year ending August 29, 2005 the airport had 2,525 aircraft operations, all general aviation.
- Craig–Moffat Airport covers 277 acres.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Craig–Moffat Airport", another name for CIG is "CAG".
Facts about Melfi Airport (MEF):
- The closest airport to Melfi Airport (MEF) is Mongo Airport (MVO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNE of MEF.
- Melfi Airport (MEF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Melfi Airport", another name for MEF is "Melfi Airport (Melfi)".
- The furthest airport from Melfi Airport (MEF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Melfi Airport (meaning Melfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.