Nonstop flight route between Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Fresno, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Fresno, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 769 miles (or 1,238 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 Municipal Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FAT / KFAT |
| Airport Name: | Fresno Yosemite International Airport |
| Location: | Fresno, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°46'36"N by 119°43'8"W |
| Area Served: | Fresno, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fresno |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAT |
| More Information: | FAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- Columbus Municipal Airport is an abandoned airport in New Mexico.
- 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.
- 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.
- The next use of the airfield was when the Department of Commerce refitted the facility as one of its network of Intermediate Landing Fields, which were established in the 1920s & 1930s to serve as emergency landing fields along commercial airways between major cities.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT):
- Because of Fresno Yosemite International Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Fresno Yosemite International 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.
- The furthest airport from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Fresno is the largest city in the continental United States not served by Southwest Airlines.
- The closest airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of FAT.
- Fresno Yosemite International Airport handled 569,879 passengers last year.
- Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) has 2 runways.
- In 1988 the FAA designated the airport an "International Point of Entry", allowing international flights.
- The most prominent airlines at Fresno are Skywest Airlines for United Express and Delta Connection, Mesa Airlines for US Airways Express, American Airlines, and Horizon Air.
