Nonstop flight route between Wevelgem, Belgium and Greeley, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK), Wevelgem, Belgium and Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), Greeley, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,780 miles (or 7,692 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 Kortrijk-Wevelgem International 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 Kortrijk-Wevelgem International 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: | KJK / EBKT | 
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| Location: | Wevelgem, Belgium | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'1"N by 3°12'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Kortrijk / Wevelgem, Belgium | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KJK | 
| More Information: | KJK 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 Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK):
- The closest airport to Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSW of KJK.
 - Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport", another name for KJK is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-55".
 - Because of Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Kortrijk-Wevelgem 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.
 
Facts about Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY):
- Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) has 2 runways.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Greeley–Weld County Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Greeley, a city in Weld County, Colorado, United States.
 - Greeley–Weld County Airport covers an area of 1,198 acres at an elevation of 4,697 feet above mean sea level.
 - The airport opened in June, 1944, as Greeley Municipal Airport.
 - 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.
 
