Nonstop flight route between Arua, Uganda and Crookston, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arua Airport (RUA), Arua, Uganda and Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN), Crookston, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,714 miles (or 12,415 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 Arua Airport and Crookston 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 Arua Airport and Crookston 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: | RUA / HUAR |
| Airport Name: | Arua Airport |
| Location: | Arua, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'49"N by 30°54'43"E |
| Area Served: | Arua, Uganda |
| Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3951 feet (1,204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RUA |
| More Information: | RUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKN / KCKN |
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| Location: | Crookston, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'26"N by 96°37'18"W |
| Area Served: | Crookston, Minnesota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Crookston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKN |
| More Information: | CKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Arua Airport (RUA):
- The airport is situated at an elevation of 3,951 feet above sea level.
- Arua Airport (RUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Arua Airport (RUA) is Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of RUA.
- The furthest airport from Arua Airport (RUA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN):
- Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944.
- Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) has 3 runways.
- Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633 acres at an elevation of 899 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Crookston Municipal Airport", another name for CKN is "Kirkwood Field".
- The closest airport to Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of CKN.
- The furthest airport from Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Crookston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Crookston Municipal 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.
