Nonstop flight route between Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Little Cayman, Cayman Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States and Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), Little Cayman, Cayman Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,901 miles (or 3,060 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 Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman, 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: | LYB / MWCL |
Airport Name: | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman |
Location: | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°40'1"N by 80°4'58"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYB |
More Information: | LYB Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- 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 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.
- 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.
- A building at the airport was used as a terminal, with a communication & weather station.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- 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.
- During the Mexican Revolution, hundreds of Pancho Villa's horsemen crossed the United States border and raided Columbus, New Mexico on 9 March 1916.
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.
Facts about Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB):
- The closest airport to Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) is Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of LYB.
- The furthest airport from Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,881 miles (19,120 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman 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.