Nonstop flight route between Cognac / Châteaubernard, France and Rockland, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG), Cognac / Châteaubernard, France and Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), Rockland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,263 miles (or 5,251 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 Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base and Knox County Regional 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 Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base and Knox County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNG / LFBG |
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Location: | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°39'29"N by 0°19'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Cognac |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNG |
More Information: | CNG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKD / KRKD |
Airport Name: | Knox County Regional Airport |
Location: | Rockland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°3'36"N by 69°5'57"W |
Area Served: | Rockland, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | Knox County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKD |
More Information: | RKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG):
- Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (meaning Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base", another name for CNG is "Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard".
- The closest airport to Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) is Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of CNG.
Facts about Knox County Regional Airport (RKD):
- Knox County Regional Airport covers an area of 538 acres at an elevation of 56 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of RKD.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 13,866 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 14,461 enplanements in 2009, and 17,657 in 2010.
- Because of Knox County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Knox County Regional 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 Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,708 miles (18,842 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) has 2 runways.