Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Childress, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eppley Airfield (OMA), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Childress Municipal Airport (CDS), Childress, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 531 miles (or 855 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 Eppley Airfield and Childress Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OMA / KOMA |
| Airport Name: | Eppley Airfield |
| Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°18'4"N by 95°53'43"W |
| Area Served: | Eastern Nebraska, western Iowa |
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OMA |
| More Information: | OMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDS / KCDS |
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| Location: | Childress, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'2"N by 100°17'17"W |
| Area Served: | Childress, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Childress |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1954 feet (596 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDS |
| More Information: | CDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Eppley Airfield (OMA):
- Because of Eppley Airfield's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Eppley Airfield 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 occupies 2,650 acres and handles about 75-80 airline flights per day to 16 non-stop destinations.
- Eppley Airfield (OMA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of OMA.
- Eppley Airfield terminal in Omaha.
- On August 6, 1966 Braniff Airways Flight 250 left Kansas City Downtown Airport headed for Eppley and crashed near Falls City, Nebraska, killing all 42 on board.
- The airport is northeast of downtown Omaha in east Omaha.
- Eppley Airfield handled 4,000,000 passengers last year.
- Several films have used Eppley for a few scenes including the 2002 feature film About Schmidt which included scenes filmed inside and outside the terminal building, and the 2009 feature film Up in the Air which made use of the south end of the terminal building during filming.
- The furthest airport from Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Childress Municipal Airport (CDS):
- In addition to being known as "Childress Municipal Airport", another name for CDS is "(former Childress Army Airfield)".
- Childress Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,500 acres at an elevation of 1,954 feet above mean sea level.
- Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ENE of CDS.
- The furthest airport from Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
