Nonstop flight route between Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States and Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Skagit Regional Airport (MVW), Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,784 miles (or 6,089 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 Skagit Regional Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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 Skagit Regional Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Skagit Regional Airport (MVW):

• Because of Skagit Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Skagit Regional 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 closest airport to Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) is Anacortes Airport (OTS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of MVW.
• Skagit Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Burlington and northwest of Mount Vernon, both cities in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Skagit Regional Airport", another name for MVW is "BVS".
• Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):

• The closest airport to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
• The airport is noted for the mountain at the approach end of the runway to the North.
• The furthest airport from Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185 that took off from Benjamin Rivera Noriega airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8436Q, crashed while on its way to Mercedita Airport in Ponce.
• Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto Benjamín Rivera Noriega".
• A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1994, and its name was changed to Benjamín Rivera Noriega, in honor of a pilot from Ciales.
• Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
• Because of Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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.