Nonstop flight route between Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States and Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,433 miles (or 8,743 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 Scammon Bay Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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 Scammon Bay Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCM / |
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Location: | Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°50'43"N by 165°34'17"W |
Area Served: | Scammon Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCM |
More Information: | SCM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPX / TJCP |
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Location: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W |
Area Served: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPX |
More Information: | CPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Scammon Bay Airport (SCM):
- The closest airport to Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) is Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SCM.
- Because of Scammon Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Scammon Bay 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.
- Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Scammon Bay Airport", another name for SCM is "PACM".
- The furthest airport from Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport covers an area of 15 acres at an elevation of 49 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto Benjamín Rivera Noriega".
- Because of Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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 airport of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.