Nonstop flight route between Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States and Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(40°27'6"N by 105°0'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W)
Distance from FNL to CWF:
971.97 miles (1,564.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States and Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 972 miles (or 1,564 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 relatively short distance between Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport and Chennault International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNL / KFNL |
| Airport Name: | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°27'6"N by 105°0'41"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Collins / Loveland, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Fort Collins & Loveland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5016 feet (1,529 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNL |
| More Information: | FNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
| Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
| More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL):
- Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) has 2 runways.
- FNL is jointly owned and operated by the two cities of Loveland and Fort Collins.
- The closest airport to Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of FNL.
- The airport is situated west of Interstate 25 and Denver is located about 55 miles south.
- Because of Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,016 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FNL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FNL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- Northrop Grumman Corporation is Chennault's major aircraft manufacturing and modification tenant.
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- It was previously Chennault Air Force Base and before that, Lake Charles Air Force Base' and Lake Charles Army Air Field, and as such, was home to the now inactivated 44th Bombardment Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Chennault International Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Lake Charles, a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault International 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.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.92 miles (32.06 km) E | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.66 miles (49.35 km) SSW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 37.93 miles (61.05 km) S | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) SSE | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 47.66 miles (76.71 km) N | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 49.74 miles (80.04 km) NNE | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 61.54 miles (99.03 km) S | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 68.79 miles (110.71 km) NNW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) E | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 97.58 miles (157.04 km) W | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 101.32 miles (163.06 km) S | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 109.71 miles (176.57 km) SW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 114.93 miles (184.96 km) S | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 115.08 miles (185.21 km) ENE | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 115.30 miles (185.56 km) WSW | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,850.45 miles (17,462.07 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,718.61 miles (17,249.89 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,686.64 miles (17,198.43 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,666.04 miles (17,165.28 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,503.85 miles (16,904.27 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,386.30 miles (16,715.09 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,381.89 miles (16,707.99 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,342.26 miles (16,644.21 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,270.30 miles (16,528.41 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,232.71 miles (16,467.90 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,225.25 miles (16,455.90 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,212.14 miles (16,434.81 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,203.33 miles (16,420.62 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,195.08 miles (16,407.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,183.55 miles (16,388.80 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.55 miles (12.15 km) SW | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 44.49 miles (71.59 km) NNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 55.45 miles (89.23 km) WSW | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) W | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 66.68 miles (107.32 km) ENE | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) E | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.19 miles (122.62 km) E | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.86 miles (136.57 km) NNE | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 96.05 miles (154.57 km) NNE | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 105.15 miles (169.22 km) ENE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 112.19 miles (180.55 km) WSW | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 113.41 miles (182.52 km) ESE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 118.78 miles (191.16 km) NW | Angelina County Airport (LFK) | Lufkin, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 120.87 miles (194.53 km) E | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 15 | 121.99 miles (196.33 km) WSW | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,037.44 miles (17,763.00 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,802.32 miles (17,384.60 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,784.42 miles (17,355.79 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,774.92 miles (17,340.51 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,768.70 miles (17,330.50 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,763.34 miles (17,321.87 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,758.28 miles (17,313.74 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,757.53 miles (17,312.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,751.67 miles (17,303.08 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,740.43 miles (17,285.00 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,735.70 miles (17,277.39 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,720.84 miles (17,253.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,715.15 miles (17,244.32 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,710.93 miles (17,237.53 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,708.75 miles (17,234.02 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |