Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Indiana, United States and Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU), Columbus, Indiana, United States and Graciosa Airport (GRW), Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,044 miles (or 4,899 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 Columbus Municipal Airport and Graciosa 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 Columbus Municipal Airport and Graciosa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLU / KBAK |
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Location: | Columbus, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'42"N by 85°53'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Columbus |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLU |
More Information: | CLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRW / LPGR |
Airport Name: | Graciosa Airport |
Location: | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°5'33"N by 28°1'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRW |
More Information: | GRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU):
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CLU.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbus Municipal 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 furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) has 2 runways.
- Columbus Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,000 acres at an elevation of 656 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", another name for CLU is "BAK".
Facts about Graciosa Airport (GRW):
- Because of Graciosa Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Graciosa 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.
- Graciosa Airport (GRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Graciosa Airport (GRW) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSW of GRW.
- The furthest airport from Graciosa Airport (GRW) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Graciosa Airport (meaning Graciosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.