Nonstop flight route between Nenana, Alaska, United States and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN), Nenana, Alaska, United States and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,513 miles (or 4,044 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 Nenana Municipal Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal 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 Nenana Municipal Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN):

• The furthest airport from Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,597 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Nenana Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 362 feet, planes can take off or land at Nenana Municipal 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 Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ENE of ENN.
• Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) has 3 runways.
• Nenana Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile south of the central business district of Nenana, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.

Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):

• City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport is a city-owned public civil-military airport 6 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado.
• Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
• Repairs to runway 17L/35R, first scheduled for 2011 but delayed by the FAA shutdown, will begin in spring 2012.
• Since September 2011 the airport terminal has been under renovation, that includes reconstruction of the TSA checkpoint to support full body scanners, expansion of office space behind the ticket counters, and new facilities for automated baggage screening.
• City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.