Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Ohio, United States and Diyarbakır, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Columbus, Ohio, United States and Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), Diyarbakır, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,962 miles (or 9,595 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 Port Columbus International Airport and Diyarbakır 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 Port Columbus International Airport and Diyarbakır Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Columbus International Airport (CMH):

• Port Columbus International Airport was formerly a hub of America West Airlines in the 1990s, but the company closed the hub in 2003.
• The diagram on the February 1951 Coast & Geodetic Survey instrument-approach chart shows runways 006/186 3550 ft long, 052/232 4400 ft, 096/276 4500 ft, and 127/307 5030 ft.
• The closest airport to Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) is Ohio State University Airport (OSU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of CMH.
• Because of Port Columbus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 815 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Columbus International 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 original 1929 layout for the airport covered 524 acres, with two runways 2,500 and 3,500 feet long.
• The furthest airport from Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A$12 million terminal building opened on September 21, 1958.
• In 2001, Executive Jet Aviation operational headquarters at Port Columbus International Airport.
• Today Port Columbus has service to almost all major airline hubs across the United States, exceptions being Seattle, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City.
• Port Columbus International Airport, commonly shortened to Port Columbus, is a Class C international airport located 6 miles east of downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA.
• Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) has 2 runways.

Facts about Diyarbakır Airport (DIY):

• On January 8, 2003, Turkish Airlines Flight 634, crashed when on approach to Diyarbakır Airport.
• Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Diyarbakır Airport", another name for DIY is "Diyarbakır Havalimanı".
• The airport was closed for renovation from 1 June to 1 September 2012.
• The furthest airport from Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,373 miles (18,303 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) is Batman Airport (BAL), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) E of DIY.