Nonstop flight route between Durango, Colorado, United States and Užice, Serbia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), Durango, Colorado, United States and Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC), Užice, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,943 miles (or 9,564 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 Durango–La Plata County Airport and Užice-Ponikve 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 Durango–La Plata County Airport and Užice-Ponikve Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRO / KDRO | 
| Airport Name: | Durango–La Plata County Airport | 
| Location: | Durango, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°9'5"N by 107°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: | UZC / LYUZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Užice, Serbia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°53'55"N by 19°41'51"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Užice | 
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military | 
| Elevation: | 2943 feet (897 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UZC | 
| More Information: | UZC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO):
- Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Durango–La Plata County Airport was served during the 1990s by Reno Air with DC-9 flights from Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California and Albuquerque International Sunport in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- A number of regional and commuter airlines served DRO, mainly to Denver.
- The closest airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of DRO.
- Because of Durango–La 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.
- Most flights now are turboprops or regional jets, the exception being Frontier Airlines Airbus A319s nonstop to Denver.American Eagle, flying for American Airlines, has Embraer ERJ-140s and ERJ-145s nonstop to Dallas/Ft.
- The furthest airport from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC):
- Currently operable runway length from its threshold 11 is 2,200 m, which is enough for operations of 130 passengers aircraft class.
- In addition to being known as "Užice-Ponikve Airport", other names for UZC include "Аеродром Ужице-Поникве", "Aerodrom Užice-Ponikve" and "LYUE".
- On September 27, 2006 it was announced that Ponikve Airport would be sold and converted for civilian use.
- Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,633 miles (18,722 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Žabljak Airport (ZBK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of UZC.




