Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Zinder, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Zinder Airport (ZND), Zinder, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,768 miles (or 10,891 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 Zinder 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 Zinder 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | ZND / DRZR | 
| Airport Name: | Zinder Airport | 
| Location: | Zinder, Niger | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°46'44"N by 8°59'2"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1516 feet (462 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZND | 
| More Information: | ZND 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.
- The airport terminal contains plaques of the inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Because of its high altitude, aircraft manufacturers test their planes at Cheyenne.
- 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.
- 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 Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain, built for what would become United Airlines between 1929 and 1934, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- 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.
- Occasional charter flights go to Laughlin or Wendover, Nevada.
Facts about Zinder Airport (ZND):
- The closest airport to Zinder Airport (ZND) is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SSW of ZND.
- The furthest airport from Zinder Airport (ZND) is Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), which is nearly antipodal to Zinder Airport (meaning Zinder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pago Pago International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- Zinder Airport (ZND) currently has only 1 runway.




