Nonstop flight route between Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal and Parsons, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corvo Airport (CVU), Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal and Tri-City Airport (PPF), Parsons, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,409 miles (or 5,486 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 Corvo Airport and Tri-City 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 Corvo Airport and Tri-City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVU / LPCR |
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Location: | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°40'14"N by 31°6'46"W |
Area Served: | Vila do Corvo |
Operator/Owner: | Azores |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVU |
More Information: | CVU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPF / KPPF |
Airport Name: | Tri-City Airport |
Location: | Parsons, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'50"N by 95°30'21"W |
Area Served: | Parsons, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Parsons |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPF |
More Information: | PPF Maps & Info |
Facts about Corvo Airport (CVU):
- The airport is situated on the southern coast of the island, at least 50 m from the water's edge, flanking the southern limit of Vila do Corvo.
- The closest airport to Corvo Airport (CVU) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) S of CVU.
- Because of Corvo Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Corvo 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 Corvo Airport (CVU) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Corvo Airport (meaning Corvo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- Corvo Airport (CVU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Corvo Airport handled 3,839 passengers last year.
- The Corvo aerodrome is located on the island of Corvo, one of the two volcanically stable islands that lie west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, in the archipelago of the Azores.
- Opened on 12 January 2005, SATA Gestão de Aeródromos was established to operate the smaller airports on the islands of Pico, Graciosa, Corvo and São Jorge.
- In addition to being known as "Corvo Airport", another name for CVU is "Aeródromo de Corvo".
- SATA, the airport's manager, launched a competition to remodel and expand the aerodrome on 13 August 2013, that includes improvements to security, passenger comfort and inter-island travel.
Facts about Tri-City Airport (PPF):
- Because of Tri-City Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-City 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.
- Tri-City Airport covers an area of 802 acres at an elevation of 900 feet above mean sea level.
- Tri-City Airport (PPF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tri-City Airport (PPF) is Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of PPF.
- The furthest airport from Tri-City Airport (PPF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,710 miles (17,235 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.