Nonstop flight route between Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Nampula, Mozambique:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Nampula Airport (APL), Nampula, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,057 miles (or 16,185 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 Columbus Municipal Airport and Nampula 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 Columbus Municipal Airport and Nampula Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
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Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APL / FQNP |
Airport Name: | Nampula Airport |
Location: | Nampula, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°6'20"S by 39°16'54"E |
Area Served: | Nampula |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from APL |
More Information: | APL Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- A building at the airport was used as a terminal, with a communication & weather station.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- The fliers arrived on 20 April 1916, and found four new Curtiss N-8s, an export version of the JN-4, the latest model of the Jenny.
- The Curtiss aircraft were not in good condition, however, despite their lack of readiness, the fliers prepared for combat.
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
Facts about Nampula Airport (APL):
- The furthest airport from Nampula Airport (APL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,440 miles (18,411 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Nampula Airport (APL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Nampula Airport (APL) is Angoche Airport (ANO), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SSE of APL.