Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Cedar Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and George T. Lewis Airport (CDK), Cedar Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 808 miles (or 1,300 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 relatively short distance between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and George T. Lewis Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
• In January 2009, President Obama signed executive orders directing the CIA to shut what remains of its network of "secret" prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year.
• "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
• Until the 1953–59 revolution, thousands of Cubans commuted daily from outside the base to jobs within.
• The area surrounding Guantanamo bay was originally inhabited by the Taíno people.
• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.

Facts about George T. Lewis Airport (CDK):

• The furthest airport from George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) is Cross City Airport (CTY), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of CDK.
• Because of George T. Lewis Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at George T. Lewis 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.
• Formerly used as an air/sea rescue base during and after World War II, the facility was deeded to Levy County.