Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Georgia, United States and West Lafayette, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), Columbus, Georgia, United States and Purdue University Airport (LAF), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 557 miles (or 896 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 Columbus Metropolitan Airport and Purdue University Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG):

• Because of Columbus Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 397 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbus Metropolitan 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.
• Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG) is Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of CSG.
• The airport covers an area of 680 acres at an elevation of 397 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Purdue University Airport (LAF):

• Purdue University Airport was the first university-owned airport in the United States.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,959 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,518 enplanements in 2009, and 1,405 in 2010.
• Purdue University Airport has an FAA-staffed air traffic control tower and is the second busiest tower in Indiana.
• Runway 10 has a Category 1 ILS approach.
• The closest airport to Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NW of LAF.
• Not many services are available at Purdue airport, but there are a few.
• Purdue University Airport (LAF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Evergreen International maintained a short-lived cargo operation at the Airport in the late 1970s using Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop aircraft.
• Because of Purdue University Airport's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Purdue University 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.
• Purdue University Airport also had its own airline, Purdue Airlines in the 1960s and 1970s.