Nonstop flight route between Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain and Greeley, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain and Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), Greeley, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,012 miles (or 8,066 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 Fuerteventura Airport and Greeley-Weld County 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 Fuerteventura Airport and Greeley-Weld County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUE / GCFV |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°27'10"N by 13°51'50"W |
Area Served: | Fuerteventura |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 86 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FUE |
More Information: | FUE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXY / KGXY |
Airport Name: | Greeley-Weld County Airport |
Location: | Greeley, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'15"N by 104°37'59"W |
Area Served: | Greeley, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Greeley-Weld County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4697 feet (1,432 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GXY |
More Information: | GXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Fuerteventura Airport (FUE):
- The furthest airport from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Fuerteventura Airport (meaning Fuerteventura Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Because of Fuerteventura Airport's relatively low elevation of 86 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuerteventura 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 Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) is Lanzarote Airport (ACE), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNE of FUE.
- Fuerteventura Airport handled 4,259,341 passengers last year.
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Fuerteventura Airport", another name for FUE is "Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura".
Facts about Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY):
- The furthest airport from Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,842 miles (17,448 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of GXY.
- Because of Greeley-Weld County Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.