Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Denison, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Denison Municipal Airport (DNS), Denison, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 491 miles (or 789 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Denison Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W |
Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYS |
More Information: | CYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNS / KDNS |
Airport Name: | Denison Municipal Airport |
Location: | Denison, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°59'12"N by 95°22'50"W |
Area Served: | Denison, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Denison |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1274 feet (388 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNS |
More Information: | DNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- During World War II the airport was a completion and modification center for B-17s.
- The air demonstration at the fairgrounds in 1911 was less than impressive, but it was the beginning of a rich aviation history.
- United Airlines stopped at Cheyenne until 1960.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- The airport terminal contains plaques of the inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Cheyenne's airport saw its first commercial passengers in the 1920s.
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Great Lakes Airlines flies 19-passenger Beechcraft 1900Ds to Cheyenne.
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Denison Municipal Airport (DNS):
- The closest airport to Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) is Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) E of DNS.
- The furthest airport from Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,696 miles (17,214 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Denison Municipal Airport (DNS) has 3 runways.