Nonstop flight route between Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°40'24"N by 121°27'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°59'25"N by 104°51'29"W)
Distance from GNI to AFF:
7,229.85 miles (11,635.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI), Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan and United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,230 miles (or 11,635 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNI / RCGI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°40'24"N by 121°27'59"E |
| Area Served: | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GNI |
| More Information: | GNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFF / KAFF |
| Airport Name: | United States Air Force Academy |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°59'25"N by 104°51'29"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFF |
| More Information: | AFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI):
- In addition to being known as "Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport)", other names for GNI include "綠島航空站綠島機場" and "Lǜdǎo HángkōngzhànLǜdǎo Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (meaning Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- Because of Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyudao Airport (Green Island 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.
- Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) is Taitung Airport (TTT), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of GNI.
Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):
- The United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School is a program offered to selected individuals who were not able to obtain appointments directly to the Academy.
- The Aeronautics Research Center contains numerous aeronautical research facilities, including transonic, subsonic, low speed, and cascade wind tunnels.
- The United States Air Force Academy is a military academy for officer candidates for the United States Air Force.
- The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
- Many Academy graduates of this era served with distinction in the Vietnam War.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.91 miles (38.48 km) WNW | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China |     |
| 2 | 44.68 miles (71.90 km) S | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 64.35 miles (103.56 km) SW | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 71.51 miles (115.09 km) W | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 5 | 82.54 miles (132.84 km) WNW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 6 | 86.76 miles (139.63 km) NW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 93.73 miles (150.85 km) N | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 8 | 122.30 miles (196.83 km) NNW | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 122.30 miles (196.83 km) NNW | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 10 | 132.00 miles (212.43 km) WNW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 133.90 miles (215.49 km) WNW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 12 | 135.59 miles (218.21 km) WNW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 156.67 miles (252.14 km) NE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 157.05 miles (252.74 km) SSE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 15 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) N | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,296.48 miles (19,789.22 km) ESE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,264.38 miles (19,737.56 km) W | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 3 | 12,256.02 miles (19,724.11 km) W | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,248.28 miles (19,711.65 km) SSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 5 | 12,248.14 miles (19,711.43 km) SSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,204.08 miles (19,640.51 km) W | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,191.51 miles (19,620.29 km) S | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,177.75 miles (19,598.14 km) SSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,177.15 miles (19,597.18 km) S | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,145.75 miles (19,546.65 km) S | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 11 | 12,145.60 miles (19,546.39 km) WSW | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,144.59 miles (19,544.78 km) WSW | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,134.94 miles (19,529.24 km) SW | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 14 | 12,111.18 miles (19,491.00 km) SW | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,106.54 miles (19,483.54 km) S | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.30 miles (24.63 km) SSE | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 40.06 miles (64.47 km) N | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 52.23 miles (84.06 km) SSE | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 61.01 miles (98.19 km) N | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 64.96 miles (104.54 km) NNW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 71.32 miles (114.78 km) WSW | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 75.09 miles (120.85 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 79.79 miles (128.41 km) WNW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 100.71 miles (162.07 km) N | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 101.32 miles (163.06 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 108.99 miles (175.40 km) W | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 116.14 miles (186.90 km) WSW | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 118.95 miles (191.43 km) WNW | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 14 | 119.58 miles (192.44 km) NE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 120.59 miles (194.07 km) SSW | San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,933.70 miles (17,596.04 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,787.25 miles (17,360.36 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,748.02 miles (17,297.22 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,728.52 miles (17,265.83 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,536.57 miles (16,956.92 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,431.70 miles (16,788.15 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,411.14 miles (16,755.07 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,384.48 miles (16,712.16 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,324.31 miles (16,615.33 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,289.46 miles (16,559.24 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,273.94 miles (16,534.27 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,248.82 miles (16,493.84 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,228.12 miles (16,460.52 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,217.64 miles (16,443.66 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,217.31 miles (16,443.13 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |