Nonstop flight route between Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Black Forest Airport (LHA), Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,616 miles (or 9,039 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 Black Forest Airport and Columbus Municipal 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 Black Forest Airport and Columbus Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHA / EDTL |
Airport Name: | Black Forest Airport |
Location: | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°22'9"N by 7°49'39"E |
Area Served: | Lahr, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Lahrer Flugbetriebs GmbH & Co. KG |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LHA |
More Information: | LHA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
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Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Black Forest Airport (LHA):
- Black Forest Airport (LHA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Black Forest Airport (LHA) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NW of LHA.
- The furthest airport from Black Forest Airport (LHA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Black Forest Airport (meaning Black Forest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,061 miles (19,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
- During the Mexican Revolution, hundreds of Pancho Villa's horsemen crossed the United States border and raided Columbus, New Mexico on 9 March 1916.
- Using its base in Columbus, the 1st Aero Squadron concentrated on carrying mail and dispatches between Columbus and Pershing's Army columns moving south into Mexico.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Columbus Municipal Airport is historically recognized as the birthplace of American air power.
- After World War I, Columbus Airfield was used by the Army as part of their patrol flights along the Mexican border.
- A building at the airport was used as a terminal, with a communication & weather station.