Nonstop flight route between Trinidad, Colorado, United States and Cocle, Panama:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perry Stokes Airport (TAD), Trinidad, Colorado, United States and Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH), Cocle, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,505 miles (or 4,032 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 Perry Stokes Airport and Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez 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 Perry Stokes Airport and Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAD / KTAD |
Airport Name: | Perry Stokes Airport |
Location: | Trinidad, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°15'33"N by 104°20'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Trinidad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5760 feet (1,756 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAD |
More Information: | TAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIH / MPSM |
Airport Name: | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport |
Location: | Cocle, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°22'32"N by 80°7'40"W |
Area Served: | Rio Hato, Coclé, Panama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIH |
More Information: | RIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Perry Stokes Airport (TAD):
- Because of Perry Stokes Airport's high elevation of 5,760 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TAD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TAD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) is Raton Municipal Airport (RTN), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of TAD.
- The furthest airport from Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,019 miles (17,733 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH):
- Because of Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez 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.
- Río Hato was also the first combat target for the US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter during Operation Just Cause.
- Established in 1931, during World War II Río Hato Army Air Base was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force as part of the defense of the Panama Canal.
- The closest airport to Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NE of RIH.
- Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (meaning Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,476 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.