Nonstop flight route between Rurrenabaque, Bolivia and College Park, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), Rurrenabaque, Bolivia and College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,740 miles (or 6,019 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 Rurrenabaque Airport and College Park 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 Rurrenabaque Airport and College Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ):

• Because of Rurrenabaque Airport's relatively low elevation of 898 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurrenabaque 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.
• Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Rurrenabaque Airport (meaning Rurrenabaque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
• The closest airport to Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) ESE of RBQ.

Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• College Park Airport was established in August 1909 by the United States Army Signal Corps to serve as a training location for Wilbur Wright to instruct two military officers to fly in the government's first aeroplane.
• In 1920, Emile and Henry Berliner brought their theories of vertical flight to the field and in 1924 made the first controlled helicopter flight.
• The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
• The College Park Aviation Museum houses antique and reproduction aircraft associated with the history of College Park Airport.
• The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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 road to the airport is named in honor of Corporal Frank S.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.