Nonstop flight route between Covilhã, Portugal and Jackson, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal and Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), Jackson, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,933 miles (or 7,939 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 Covilhã Airport and Jackson Hole 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 Covilhã Airport and Jackson Hole Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COV / LPCV |
Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport |
Location: | Covilhã, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W |
Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COV |
More Information: | COV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAC / KJAC |
Airport Name: | Jackson Hole Airport |
Location: | Jackson, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°36'25"N by 110°44'16"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Jackson Hole Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6451 feet (1,966 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAC |
More Information: | JAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jackson Hole Airport (JAC):
- Jackson Hole Airport came third in a survey conducted by PrivateFly.com in 2011 to find the world's best airport approaches.
- Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- On December 29, 2010, An American Airlines Boeing 757 Flight 2253 from Chicago-O'Hare Overran the runway.
- The closest airport to Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of JAC.
- It is the only commercial airport in the United States inside a national park, in this case Grand Teton.
- The furthest airport from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,754 miles (17,307 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- View of the Tetons from the ramp
- The largest aircraft seen regularly is the Boeing 757-200.
- Because of Jackson Hole Airport's high elevation of 6,451 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.