Nonstop flight route between Daytona Beach, Florida, United States and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Daytona Beach, Florida, United States and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,502 miles (or 2,418 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 Daytona Beach International Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB):

• NAS Daytona Beach conducted advanced training for Naval Aviators and enlisted Naval Aircrewmen of the US Navy and US Marine Corps in aircraft ranging from single seat F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair fighters to the multi-seat SB2C Helldiver dive bomber.
• Daytona Beach International Airport is a county-owned airport three miles southwest of Daytona Beach, next to the Daytona International Speedway, in Volusia County, Florida.
• Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) is Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of DAB.
• In the late 1930s four 4000 by 150 feet runways were built, all paved, allowing DC-2s and DC-3s.
• During the few years in the 1980s and 1990s that American Airlines had a hub in Raleigh/Durham, American Airlines had 2–3 daily flights to Raleigh Durham International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Daytona Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Daytona Beach International 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.

Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):

• Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In 1966 a new terminal was built on the west side of the runways, just east of Powers Boulevard.
• The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
• The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In 1927 the airport opened on 640 acres seven miles east of the city, with two gravel runways.
• Through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s the airport tried to expand service.
• City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.