Nonstop flight route between Rijeka, Croatia and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°13'0"N by 14°34'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W)
Distance from RJK to COS:
5,516.38 miles (8,877.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rijeka Airport (RJK), Rijeka, Croatia and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,516 miles (or 8,878 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 Rijeka Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal 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 Rijeka Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RJK / LDRI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rijeka, Croatia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°13'0"N by 14°34'13"E |
| Area Served: | Rijeka |
| Operator/Owner: | Rijeka Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 278 feet (85 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RJK |
| More Information: | RJK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COS / KCOS |
| Airport Name: | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W |
| Area Served: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6187 feet (1,886 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COS |
| More Information: | COS Maps & Info |
Facts about Rijeka Airport (RJK):
- The closest airport to Rijeka Airport (RJK) is Pula Airport (PUY), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SW of RJK.
- Rijeka Airport (RJK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rijeka Airport's relatively low elevation of 278 feet, planes can take off or land at Rijeka 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rijeka Airport", another name for RJK is "Zračna luka Rijeka/Krk I.".
- The furthest airport from Rijeka Airport (RJK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Before the Second World War the city was divided between Yugoslavia and Italy.
Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):
- In 1927 the airport opened on 640 acres seven miles east of the city, with two gravel runways.
- The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.
- Reached via Milton Proby Parkway, the terminal consists of two concourses.
- The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
- Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.72 miles (62.32 km) SW | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia |     |
| 2 | 45.82 miles (73.73 km) S | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 3 | 49.66 miles (79.92 km) WNW | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 67.86 miles (109.21 km) NW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 5 | 69.83 miles (112.38 km) N | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 6 | 81.19 miles (130.66 km) ENE | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 7 | 85.57 miles (137.72 km) SSE | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 8 | 99.15 miles (159.57 km) N | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 9 | 102.45 miles (164.88 km) NNE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 10 | 109.52 miles (176.25 km) WNW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 11 | 110.72 miles (178.18 km) WNW | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 12 | 118.87 miles (191.30 km) WNW | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 13 | 125.63 miles (202.18 km) SSW | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 14 | 127.06 miles (204.48 km) SW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 15 | 129.58 miles (208.54 km) NNE | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,885.31 miles (19,127.51 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,473.88 miles (18,465.38 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,452.24 miles (18,430.55 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,440.14 miles (18,411.08 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,420.57 miles (18,379.58 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,409.72 miles (18,362.12 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,407.36 miles (18,358.31 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,397.35 miles (18,342.20 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,390.36 miles (18,330.96 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,381.61 miles (18,316.88 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,377.70 miles (18,310.58 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,377.01 miles (18,309.48 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,369.38 miles (18,297.20 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,355.43 miles (18,274.74 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,344.93 miles (18,257.85 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.30 miles (24.63 km) NNW | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) SSE | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 53.40 miles (85.93 km) N | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 72.97 miles (117.43 km) N | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) WSW | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) NNW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 89.72 miles (144.39 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 91.35 miles (147.01 km) WNW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 108.63 miles (174.83 km) S | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 112.80 miles (181.53 km) N | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 113.95 miles (183.38 km) SW | San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 114.93 miles (184.96 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 119.90 miles (192.97 km) WNW | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 120.19 miles (193.42 km) ESE | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 121.87 miles (196.13 km) W | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,940.13 miles (17,606.39 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,790.46 miles (17,365.52 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,749.80 miles (17,300.09 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,730.51 miles (17,269.04 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,533.44 miles (16,951.89 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,430.67 miles (16,786.49 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,407.50 miles (16,749.21 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,382.93 miles (16,709.66 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,324.82 miles (16,616.14 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,290.47 miles (16,560.86 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,273.51 miles (16,533.58 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,246.39 miles (16,489.92 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,225.11 miles (16,455.68 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,215.93 miles (16,440.90 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,214.80 miles (16,439.08 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |