Nonstop flight route between Dresden, Germany and Alamosa, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°26'6"N by 105°51'59"W)
Distance from DRS to ALS:
5,312.18 miles (8,549.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany and San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS), Alamosa, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,312 miles (or 8,549 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 Dresden Airport and San Luis Valley Regional 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 Dresden Airport and San Luis Valley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRS / EDDC |
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| Location: | Dresden, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E |
| Area Served: | Dresden, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRS |
| More Information: | DRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALS / KALS |
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| Location: | Alamosa, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°26'6"N by 105°51'59"W |
| Area Served: | Alamosa, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | City and County of Alamosa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7539 feet (2,298 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALS |
| More Information: | ALS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):
- Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe bus route 77 provides a link from the airport to DVB tram route 7, which provides an alternative route to central Dresden.
- During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the Soviet army.
- Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
- In 2008, 1,860,364 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year and a record for the airport.
- The furthest airport from Dresden Airport (DRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Dresden Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Dresden 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.
- The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
Facts about San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS):
- The furthest airport from San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,054 miles (17,790 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport covers 1,700 acres at an elevation of 7,539 feet.
- The closest airport to San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) is Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) W of ALS.
- Because of San Luis Valley Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,539 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "San Luis Valley Regional Airport", another name for ALS is "Bergman Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.66 miles (89.57 km) W | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 61.64 miles (99.21 km) NNE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 3 | 69.12 miles (111.23 km) SSE | Vodochody Airport (VOD) | Vodochody, Czech republic | |
| 4 | 69.15 miles (111.29 km) WNW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 5 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) SSW | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 6 | 74.60 miles (120.06 km) SSE | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 7 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) N | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 8 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) N | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 9 | 95.36 miles (153.47 km) SSW | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 96.42 miles (155.17 km) NNW | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 11 | 100.59 miles (161.88 km) NNW | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 12 | 101.97 miles (164.11 km) SW | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 13 | 111.33 miles (179.17 km) NE | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 14 | 112.69 miles (181.36 km) WNW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 15 | 116.08 miles (186.82 km) SE | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,742.23 miles (18,897.25 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,324.52 miles (18,225.01 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,316.14 miles (18,211.52 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,314.38 miles (18,208.69 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,311.49 miles (18,204.04 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,310.69 miles (18,202.75 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,305.75 miles (18,194.79 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,302.21 miles (18,189.09 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,297.29 miles (18,181.18 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,293.53 miles (18,175.13 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,291.40 miles (18,171.70 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,291.36 miles (18,171.64 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,284.24 miles (18,160.18 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,284.02 miles (18,159.82 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,251.96 miles (18,108.23 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.06 miles (106.31 km) W | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 68.34 miles (109.99 km) S | Taos Regional Airport (TSM) | Taos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 76.88 miles (123.72 km) N | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 84.68 miles (136.27 km) E | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 89.15 miles (143.47 km) ESE | Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) | Raton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 95.22 miles (153.25 km) NE | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 95.60 miles (153.85 km) NW | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 97.85 miles (157.47 km) S | Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) | Española, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 105.58 miles (169.92 km) W | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 109.75 miles (176.62 km) SSW | Los Alamos Airport (LAM) | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 111.21 miles (178.97 km) W | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 113.95 miles (183.38 km) NNE | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 117.26 miles (188.72 km) WNW | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 120.59 miles (194.07 km) NNE | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 125.74 miles (202.36 km) N | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,053.98 miles (17,789.62 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,902.39 miles (17,545.65 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,859.12 miles (17,476.02 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,840.30 miles (17,445.72 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,626.52 miles (17,101.68 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,532.16 miles (16,949.83 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,498.33 miles (16,895.38 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,482.56 miles (16,870.00 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,431.12 miles (16,787.21 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,398.10 miles (16,734.09 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,377.06 miles (16,700.22 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,342.64 miles (16,644.82 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,318.93 miles (16,606.66 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,316.24 miles (16,602.35 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,309.35 miles (16,591.24 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |