Nonstop flight route between Lugano, Agno, Switzerland and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lugano Airport (LUG), Lugano, Agno, Switzerland and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,427 miles (or 8,734 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 Lugano Airport and Cold Bay 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 Lugano Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUG / LSZA |
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Location: | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°0'12"N by 8°54'37"E |
Area Served: | Lugano, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | Lugano Airport SA |
Airport Type: | Public AOE |
Elevation: | 915 feet (279 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUG |
More Information: | LUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDB / PACD |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'19"N by 162°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Cold Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDB |
More Information: | CDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Lugano Airport (LUG):
- In addition to being known as "Lugano Airport", another name for LUG is "Aeroporto di Lugano".
- The airport has a single, bi-directional runway with an asphalt surface, identified as 01/19.
- The closest airport to Lugano Airport (LUG) is Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of LUG.
- Because of Lugano Airport's relatively low elevation of 915 feet, planes can take off or land at Lugano 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.
- Lugano Airport (LUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- A shuttle bus connects the airport with Lugano railway station and city centre, meeting most scheduled flights.
- The furthest airport from Lugano Airport (LUG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lugano Airport (meaning Lugano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,134 miles (19,527 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- An adjacent building to the terminal building houses the ground side airport restaurant and flying club, with outdoor seating under an awning between the two buildings.
- In the early 1980s, the airline Crossair decided to invest in the airport, establishing connections between Lugano and various European cities.
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- Fort Randall AAF was also used by the United States Navy during the Aleutian campaign.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
- Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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 airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airfield during the secret military buildup of the Territory of Alaska that began in 1941.
- The 5042d ABS was discontinued on 1 January 1950 per AAC General Order Number 198, dated 13 December 1949, due to budget restrictions.