Nonstop flight route between Vojens, Denmark and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vojens Airport (SKS), Vojens, Denmark and United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,863 miles (or 7,826 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 Vojens Airport and United States Air Force Academy, 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 Vojens Airport and United States Air Force Academy. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vojens Airport (SKS):

• Because of Vojens Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Vojens 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 Vojens Airport (SKS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,608 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Vojens Airport (SKS) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SE of SKS.
• Vojens Airport (SKS) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Vojens Airport", another name for SKS is "Vojens Lufthavn".

Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):

• The campus of the Academy covers 18,500 acres on the east side of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, just north of Colorado Springs.
• — "Honor Code Handbook"
• The Cadet Area also contains extensive facilities for use by cadets participating in intercollegiate athletics, intramural athletics, physical education classes and other physical training.
• The effects of the anti-war movement were felt at the Academy as well.
• Following the recommendation of the Board, Congress passed legislation in 1954 to begin the construction of the Air Force Academy, and President Eisenhower signed it into law on 1 April of that year.
• The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
• The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In developing a distinctive uniform for cadets, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott was looking for "imagination" in the design.