Nonstop flight route between Durango, Colorado, United States and Roswell, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport (DRO), Durango, Colorado, United States and Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 322 miles (or 519 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 Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport and Roswell International Air Center, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRO / KDRO |
| Airport Name: | Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport |
| Location: | Durango, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37掳9'5"N by 107掳45'14"W |
| Area Served: | Durango, Colorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6685 feet (2,038 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRO |
| More Information: | DRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROW / KROW |
| Airport Name: | Roswell International Air Center |
| Location: | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33掳18'5"N by 104掳31'50"W |
| Area Served: | Roswell, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Roswell |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3671 feet (1,119 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROW |
| More Information: | ROW Maps & Info |
Facts about Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport (DRO):
- Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport is a city and county owned, public airport 12 miles southeast of Durango, in La Plata County, Colorado.
- Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport (DRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport's high elevation of 6,685 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DRO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DRO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport (DRO) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of DRO.
- The furthest airport from Durango鈥揕a Plata County Airport (DRO) is Sir Ga毛tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):
- Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
- The RIAC is home to a plastic manufacturer.
- Walker AFB was named after General Kenneth Newton Walker, a native of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico.
- It is also known for the Roswell UFO incident, an event that supposedly happened on July 4, 1947.
- The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Ga毛tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
