Nonstop flight route between Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico and Alpine, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico and Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), Alpine, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,541 miles (or 4,090 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 BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport and Alpine-Casparis Municipal 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 BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport and Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPX / TJCP |
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Location: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W |
Area Served: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPX |
More Information: | CPX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALE / |
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Location: | Alpine, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'3"N by 103°41'0"W |
Area Served: | Alpine, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Alpine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4515 feet (1,376 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALE |
More Information: | ALE Maps & Info |
Facts about BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- In addition to being known as "BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega".
- Because of BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega 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 closest airport to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera RodrĂguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- After the Navy-Culebra protests, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority started administering the civilian flight operations in Culebra, inaugurating the first passenger terminal in October 24, 1976.
- The furthest airport from BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport covers an area of 15 acres at an elevation of 49 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE):
- In addition to being known as "Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport", other names for ALE include "none" and "E38".
- Because of Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,515 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) is Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of ALE.
- The airport's only scheduled service as of January 2013 is a Monday through Friday cargo flight operated by Ameriflight on behalf of UPS to Midland, Texas.
- Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,345 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.