Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Lelystad, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Lelystad Airport (LEY), Lelystad, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,750 miles (or 7,645 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Lelystad 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Lelystad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | LEY / EHLE |
Airport Name: | Lelystad Airport |
Location: | Lelystad, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | -12 feet (-4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEY |
More Information: | LEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- During World War II the airport was a completion and modification center for B-17s.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Occasional charter flights go to Laughlin or Wendover, Nevada.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
Facts about Lelystad Airport (LEY):
- In 1993 the Schiphol Group became the owner of the airport.
- As Lelystad is the biggest General Aviation airfield in the Netherlands, AOPA is concerned that commercial aviation will have a negative impact on the General Aviation users, and has proposed the construction of a new parallel runway south of the airport to improve traffic flow.
- Lelystad Airport is an airport 3.5 NM south southeast of the city of Lelystad in the Netherlands.
- Because of Lelystad Airport's relatively low elevation of -12 feet, planes can take off or land at Lelystad 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.
- Lelystad Airport (LEY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of LEY.
- The furthest airport from Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.