Nonstop flight route between Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Bojnord, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Bojnord Airport (BJB), Bojnord, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,550 miles (or 12,150 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 Bojnord 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 Bojnord Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):

• Using its base in Columbus, the 1st Aero Squadron concentrated on carrying mail and dispatches between Columbus and Pershing's Army columns moving south into Mexico.
• Columbus Municipal Airport is historically recognized as the birthplace of American air power.
• Today, efforts are being made to restore part of the airport and re-establish it as an active facility for general aviation.
• 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.
• 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.
• After World War I, Columbus Airfield was used by the Army as part of their patrol flights along the Mexican border.
• Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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".

Facts about Bojnord Airport (BJB):

• In addition to being known as "Bojnord Airport", another name for BJB is "فرودگاه بجنورد".
• The closest airport to Bojnord Airport (BJB) is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ENE of BJB.
• The furthest airport from Bojnord Airport (BJB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,386 miles (18,323 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Bojnord Airport (BJB) currently has only 1 runway.