Nonstop flight route between Colón, Panama and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX), Colón, Panama and Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS), Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,400 miles (or 3,863 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 Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport and Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONX / MPEJ |
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Location: | Colón, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°21'24"N by 79°52'3"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ONX |
More Information: | ONX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCS / KTCS |
Airport Name: | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport |
Location: | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'12"N by 107°16'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Truth or Consequences |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4853 feet (1,479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCS |
More Information: | TCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX):
- France Air Force Base was deactivated on 1 November 1949 by the United States Air Force due to budgetary reductions, and turned into a civil airport in the United States Canal Zone and renamed Colon Airport.
- During World War II, the mission of the units at France Field consisted of the protection of the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, and to fly antisubmarine missions over the Caribbean
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport", another name for ONX is "Aeropuerto Enrique Adolfo Jiménez".
- Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) currently has only 1 runway.
- What would become Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport has its origins before World War I, when on Sunday, 27 April 1913, the Isthmus of Panama was first overflown from a beach near Balboa, on the Pacific side, to the shores near Cristobal on the Atlantic side by an airplane.
- The closest airport to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of ONX.
- Because of Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Adolfo Jiménez 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 early flights over the Canal Zone also performed mapping missions and both the Canal Zone and the isthmus were thoroughly explored and charted.
- The furthest airport from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (meaning Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS):
- Because of Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,853 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,341 miles (18,252 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) is Grant County Airport (SVC), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SW of TCS.