Nonstop flight route between Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico and Gagnoa, CĂ´te d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico and Gagnoa Airport (GGN), Gagnoa, CĂ´te d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,076 miles (or 6,560 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 Gagnoa 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 Gagnoa 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: | GGN / DIGA |
Airport Name: | Gagnoa Airport |
Location: | Gagnoa, CĂ´te d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°6'11"N by 5°59'12"W |
Area Served: | Gagnoa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 732 feet (223 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GGN |
More Information: | GGN Maps & Info |
Facts about BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega".
- 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.
- 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.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- BenjamĂn Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is noted for the mountain at the approach end of the runway to the North.
- On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185 that took off from Benjamin Rivera Noriega airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8436Q, crashed while on its way to Mercedita Airport in Ponce.
Facts about Gagnoa Airport (GGN):
- The furthest airport from Gagnoa Airport (GGN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Gagnoa Airport (meaning Gagnoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,129 miles (19,519 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Gagnoa Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Gagnoa 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 Gagnoa Airport (GGN) is Divo Airport (DIV), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of GGN.
- Gagnoa Airport (GGN) currently has only 1 runway.