Nonstop flight route between Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Baguio City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Loakan Airport (BAG), Baguio City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,822 miles (or 12,589 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 Loakan 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 Loakan 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: | BAG / RPUB |
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Location: | Baguio City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°22'30"N by 120°37'9"E |
Area Served: | Baguio City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4251 feet (1,296 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAG |
More Information: | BAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- During the Mexican Revolution, hundreds of Pancho Villa's horsemen crossed the United States border and raided Columbus, New Mexico on 9 March 1916.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- 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.
- After World War I, Columbus Airfield was used by the Army as part of their patrol flights along the Mexican border.
- 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 airport's operations ceased abruptly with the arrest of the notorious "Columbus Air Force" drug-running gang by the DEA in the late 1970s.
- After World War II, the airport was expanded to an all-way landing area measuring 3,610' east/west & 2,610' north/south.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Twelve R-2s were delivered to the squadron in May, but the planes, which had been very hastily constructed, were missing vital spare parts and had faulty wiring and leaky fuel tanks.
- President Woodrow Wilson immediately asked President Carranza of Mexico for permission to send United States troops into his country, and Carranza reluctantly gave permission "for the sole purpose of capturing the bandit Villa." Wilson then ordered General John J.
Facts about Loakan Airport (BAG):
- Loakan Airport handled 9,805 passengers last year.
- Because of Loakan Airport's high elevation of 4,251 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Loakan Airport (BAG) is Concepción Airport (CEP), which is nearly antipodal to Loakan Airport (meaning Loakan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Concepción Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
- Loakan Airport (BAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Loakan Airport", another name for BAG is "Paliparan ng Loakan Pagtayaban ti Loakan".
- The closest airport to Loakan Airport (BAG) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of BAG.