Nonstop flight route between Douglas, Arizona, United States and Key West, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States and Key West International Airport (EYW), Key West, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,752 miles (or 2,819 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Key West International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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| Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
| Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
| More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EYW / KEYW |
| Airport Name: | Key West International Airport |
| Location: | Key West, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'21"N by 81°45'33"W |
| Area Served: | Key West, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Monroe County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EYW |
| More Information: | EYW Maps & Info |
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- The 1943 photo of Douglas Army Airfield looks like Bisbee-Douglas International Airport, not the current Douglas Municipal Airport.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- Arizona State Prison at nearby Bisbee-Douglas International Airport.
- Construction began on Douglas Municipal Airport in June 1942 for the United States Army Air Forces.
- During World War II, there were about 5,500 troops stationed at Douglas at any one time.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Graduates were then sent to III Bomber Command airfields in the southeast for group assignments on B-26 Marauder or B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, or twin-engined P-38 Lightning IV Fighter Command airfields along the West Coast.
- The Air Training Command maintained the former Douglas Air Field on temporary inactive status starting on October 31, 1945.
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
Facts about Key West International Airport (EYW):
- The furthest airport from Key West International Airport (EYW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,577 miles (18,632 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Key West International Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Key West 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.
- Key West International Airport (EYW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Key West International Airport covers an area of 334 acres at an elevation of 3 feet above mean sea level.
- Flights departing from EYW often have weight restrictions due to the short runway, which is only 4,800 feet.
- The closest airport to Key West International Airport (EYW) is NAS Key West (NQX), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) ENE of EYW.
