Nonstop flight route between Greeley, Colorado, United States and Burgos, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(40°26'15"N by 104°37'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W)
Distance from GXY to RGS:
4,889.13 miles (7,868.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), Greeley, Colorado, United States and Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,889 miles (or 7,868 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 Greeley-Weld County Airport and Burgos 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 Greeley-Weld County Airport and Burgos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGS / LEBG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Burgos, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W |
| Area Served: | Burgos, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2963 feet (903 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGS |
| More Information: | RGS Maps & Info |
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 airport opened in June, 1944, as Greeley Municipal Airport.
- 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.
Facts about Burgos Airport (RGS):
- Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
- In fact, the Air Ministry was founded in Burgos after the civil war, when the Military Aeronautical Service forces created by King Alfonso XIII in 1910 were modernised.
- In August 1995, the Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with Burgos City Council making the Villafría aerodrome facilities exclusively for civil use.
- On 3 July 2008, the airport opened its doors to commercial flight operations.
- The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.92 miles (32.06 km) W | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 39.84 miles (64.12 km) S | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) SW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 44.58 miles (71.74 km) SW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 49.59 miles (79.81 km) NNW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 50.47 miles (81.23 km) N | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 61.02 miles (98.21 km) S | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 76.52 miles (123.15 km) ESE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 81.32 miles (130.88 km) NW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 97.62 miles (157.11 km) ENE | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 100.71 miles (162.07 km) S | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 112.80 miles (181.53 km) S | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) NNE | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 115.15 miles (185.31 km) NNE | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 117.50 miles (189.10 km) W | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,841.52 miles (17,447.69 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,706.07 miles (17,229.71 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,672.73 miles (17,176.05 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,652.32 miles (17,143.20 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,486.17 miles (16,875.82 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,369.99 miles (16,688.84 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,363.88 miles (16,679.01 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,325.56 miles (16,617.34 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,255.15 miles (16,504.03 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,223.19 miles (16,452.59 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,217.97 miles (16,444.19 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,209.35 miles (16,430.31 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,200.67 miles (16,416.35 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,194.83 miles (16,406.94 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,177.67 miles (16,379.33 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) NE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 2 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) E | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 3 | 74.29 miles (119.57 km) NNE | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 4 | 74.63 miles (120.10 km) N | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 5 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) SW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 6 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) ENE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 7 | 105.28 miles (169.43 km) W | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 8 | 115.27 miles (185.52 km) NE | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 9 | 128.86 miles (207.39 km) S | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 10 | 130.29 miles (209.68 km) S | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 11 | 130.68 miles (210.31 km) NE | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 12 | 137.59 miles (221.44 km) SW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 13 | 140.40 miles (225.96 km) ESE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 148.08 miles (238.32 km) NW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 15 | 162.31 miles (261.22 km) WSW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,333.67 miles (19,849.07 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,328.68 miles (19,841.03 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,313.18 miles (19,816.10 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,295.08 miles (19,786.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,294.65 miles (19,786.28 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,290.51 miles (19,779.61 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,258.17 miles (19,727.57 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,256.80 miles (19,725.36 km) SSE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,242.24 miles (19,701.92 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,235.58 miles (19,691.20 km) S | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,226.73 miles (19,676.96 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,226.37 miles (19,676.38 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,186.58 miles (19,612.36 km) E | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,186.33 miles (19,611.95 km) S | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,181.96 miles (19,604.91 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |