Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Somerset, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,289 miles (or 2,074 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 El Paso International Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP | 
| Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport | 
| Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W | 
| Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ELP | 
| More Information: | ELP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SME / KSME | 
| Airport Name: | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Somerset, Kentucky | 
| Operator/Owner: | Somerset-Pulaski County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 927 feet (283 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SME | 
| More Information: | SME Maps & Info | 
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- The terminal is a pier-satellite layout.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The Airport access road is Convair Road.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- During World War II, the airport was a United States Army Air Forces training base.
- El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
Facts about Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME):
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.
- The closest airport to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of SME.
- Because of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 927 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Cumberland Regional 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 furthest airport from Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) currently has only 1 runway.




