Nonstop flight route between Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Boston, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,794 miles (or 2,887 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 relatively short distance between Corpus Christi International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP):

• Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) has 2 runways.
• Corpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, United States.
• The furthest airport from Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,108 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) is Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of CRP.
• Because of Corpus Christi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Corpus Christi International 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 airport has repeatedly attempted to receive service from Mexico, the latest attempt being in 2005, where the airport had reached an agreement with the Mexican regional airline Aeromar, which was supposed to fly 2–3 times a week from Corpus Christi to Monterrey, Mexico on an ATR-42 aircraft and had received Department of Transportation approval for the route.

Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):

• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
• The airport serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways, as well as a hub for regional airline Cape Air and for commuter airline PenAir.
• Massport's relationship with nearby communities has been strained since the mid-1960s, when the agency took control of a parcel of residential land and popular fishing area near the northwest side of the airfield.
• In April 2007 the FAA approved construction of a center field taxiway long-sought by Massport.
• Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
• Originally called Boston Airport, Logan opened on September 8, 1923, and was used mainly by the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corps.
• Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan International 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.
• Until around 1950 the airline terminal was at 42.367N 71.0275W.
• The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.
• Logan International Airport surpassed the 30 million passenger mark in the 2013 calendar year, at 30.2 million passengers.
• The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
• In October 2009 US Airways announced it would close its Boston crew base in May 2010.