Nonstop flight route between Artesia, New Mexico, United States and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), Artesia, New Mexico, United States and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 573 miles (or 921 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 Artesia Municipal Airport and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATS / KATS |
Airport Name: | Artesia Municipal Airport |
Location: | Artesia, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°51'8"N by 104°28'4"W |
Area Served: | Artesia, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Artesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3541 feet (1,079 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATS |
More Information: | ATS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEW / KFEW |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'59"N by 104°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FEW |
More Information: | FEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS):
- Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) has 2 runways.
- During 1943 and 1944 was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a contract glider training airfield.
- The furthest airport from Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) is Roswell International Air Center (ROW), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) N of ATS.
- The facility was deactivated on September 8, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- For the 12-month period ending April 6, 2011, the airport had 11,550 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day.
Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):
- The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1906, Secretary of War William Howard Taft recommended Fort Russell expand to a brigade-size post.
- When President Lincoln and Congress set plans for the transcontinental railroad, they recognized the need for a military installation to protect Union Pacific workers from hostile Indians.
- In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
- Effective 1 February 1958, the base transferred from Air Training Command to Strategic Air Command.
- The history of the base dates back to the Railroad Act of 1862, when president Lincoln and Congress set plans for the transcontinental railroad.
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- The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.