Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Cortez, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W)
Distance from SDF to CEZ:
1,249.07 miles (2,010.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Cortez, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,249 miles (or 2,010 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 Louisville International Airport and Cortez Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
| Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
| More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEZ / KCEZ |
| Airport Name: | Cortez Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Cortez, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W |
| Area Served: | Cortez, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cortez |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5918 feet (1,804 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEZ |
| More Information: | CEZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- In addition to commercial air traffic there is a significant amount of general aviation activity at Louisville International Airport, for business travel and other purposes.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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.
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 45 weekday departures on Eastern Airlines, 19 American, 9 TWA, 4 Piedmont and 2 Ozark.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ):
- The furthest airport from Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cortez Municipal Airport covers 622 acres at an elevation of 5,918 feet.
- Because of Cortez Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of CEZ.
- A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency nighttime forced landing August 3, 1959, at the Cortez Municipal Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.43 miles (8.74 km) NE | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.49 miles (36.19 km) SW | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 28.00 miles (45.06 km) SSE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 35.25 miles (56.73 km) SSW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 43.06 miles (69.30 km) NNE | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 45.10 miles (72.58 km) E | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 7 | 52.68 miles (84.79 km) N | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) WNW | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 59.88 miles (96.36 km) NW | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) E | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 66.28 miles (106.67 km) W | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) N | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 79.83 miles (128.48 km) S | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 82.25 miles (132.37 km) NW | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 83.53 miles (134.44 km) WSW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,239.33 miles (18,087.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,217.32 miles (18,052.47 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,194.74 miles (18,016.14 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,190.96 miles (18,010.06 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,164.23 miles (17,967.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,148.82 miles (17,942.25 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,139.65 miles (17,927.48 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,134.54 miles (17,919.26 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,114.83 miles (17,887.54 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,096.63 miles (17,858.25 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,096.11 miles (17,857.42 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,074.20 miles (17,822.15 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,045.47 miles (17,775.92 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,043.48 miles (17,772.71 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,027.71 miles (17,747.34 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.30 miles (68.08 km) E | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) SSE | Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 49.22 miles (79.21 km) ESE | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 50.76 miles (81.68 km) WNW | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 58.43 miles (94.04 km) NW | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 59.77 miles (96.18 km) NE | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) E | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 92.48 miles (148.83 km) NNE | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 97.15 miles (156.35 km) WSW | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 115.64 miles (186.11 km) W | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 117.57 miles (189.21 km) NNW | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 12 | 124.14 miles (199.78 km) S | Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 125.57 miles (202.08 km) NE | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 125.83 miles (202.51 km) N | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 144.34 miles (232.29 km) SW | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,131.99 miles (17,915.16 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,010.30 miles (17,719.32 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,977.65 miles (17,666.77 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,957.33 miles (17,634.06 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,770.56 miles (17,333.50 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,667.26 miles (17,167.24 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,643.98 miles (17,129.79 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,620.13 miles (17,091.40 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,557.87 miles (16,991.20 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,521.78 miles (16,933.13 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,509.03 miles (16,912.61 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,483.91 miles (16,872.17 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,462.35 miles (16,837.49 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,452.97 miles (16,822.38 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,452.16 miles (16,821.08 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |