Nonstop flight route between Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico and Yankton, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico and Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN), Yankton, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,527 miles (or 4,067 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 Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport and Chan Gurney 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 Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport and Chan Gurney 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | YKN / KYKN | 
| Airport Name: | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'0"N by 97°23'8"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yankton, South Dakota | 
| Airport Type: | City of Yankton | 
| Elevation: | 398 feet (121 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YKN | 
| More Information: | YKN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- The airport of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957.
- The airport is noted for the mountain at the approach end of the runway to the North.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto Benjamín Rivera Noriega".
- The closest airport to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
- The furthest airport from Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning Benjamín 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.
- Because of Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjamín 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.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN):
- The furthest airport from Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chan Gurney Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 398 feet, planes can take off or land at Chan Gurney Municipal 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.
- Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) is Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of YKN.




