Nonstop flight route between Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and La Coloma, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and La Coloma Airport (LCL), La Coloma, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 980 miles (or 1,577 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and La Coloma Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDU / KRDU |
Airport Name: | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Location: | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'40"N by 78°47'14"W |
Area Served: | The Research Triangle Metropolitan Region of North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 435 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDU |
More Information: | RDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCL / MULM |
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Location: | La Coloma, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'11"N by 83°38'31"W |
Area Served: | Pinar del Río, Cuba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LCL |
More Information: | LCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport has terminals 1 and 2.
- After years of proposals, the 1981 part of Terminal 1 was closed in 2012 for a complete reconstruction.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
- The region's first airport opened in 1929 as Raleigh's Municipal Airport, just south of what is now downtown.
- Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham International 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.
- American Airlines built a terminal at RDU between 1985 and 1987 to house a new hub operation, and offered service to 38 cities at the hub's outset in June 1987.
- The airport has implemented the most ambitious expansion in its history, begun in 2006 and completed in January 2011.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
Facts about La Coloma Airport (LCL):
- Because of La Coloma Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at La Coloma 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 furthest airport from La Coloma Airport (LCL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,735 miles (18,886 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "La Coloma Airport", another name for LCL is "Aeropuerto "La Coloma"".
- The closest airport to La Coloma Airport (LCL) is Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of LCL.
- La Coloma Airport (LCL) currently has only 1 runway.