Nonstop flight route between Magdeburg, Germany and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO), Magdeburg, Germany and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,091 miles (or 8,193 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 Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport and City of Colorado Springs 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 Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO):

• Because of Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport's relatively low elevation of 596 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdeburg–Cochstedt 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.
• Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport Cochstedt dates from the year 1957, when an air force base of the Soviet troops was established.
• The furthest airport from Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,772 miles (18,946 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of CSO.
• In addition to being known as "Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport", another name for CSO is "Flughafen Magdeburg-Cochstedt".
• The airport can be reached via federal highway B180.

Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):

• Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
• Through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s the airport tried to expand service.
• The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Repairs to runway 17L/35R, first scheduled for 2011 but delayed by the FAA shutdown, will begin in spring 2012.
• Since September 2011 the airport terminal has been under renovation, that includes reconstruction of the TSA checkpoint to support full body scanners, expansion of office space behind the ticket counters, and new facilities for automated baggage screening.