Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Kuwait City, Kuwait:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Kuwait City, Kuwait would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,292 miles (or 11,735 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Kuwait International 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Kuwait International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK |
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Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W |
Area Served: | Colby, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Colby |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBK |
More Information: | CBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWI / OKBK |
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Location: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°13'36"N by 47°58'47"E |
Area Served: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Operator/Owner: | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 206 feet (63 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWI |
More Information: | KWI Maps & Info |
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
- Shalz Field covers 473 acres.
- Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Kuwait International Airport (KWI):
- The furthest airport from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kuwait International Airport (KWI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Abadan International Airport (ABD), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) N of KWI.
- In addition to being known as "Kuwait International Airport", another name for KWI is "مطار الكويت الدولي".
- In 2011 the Department of Civil Aviation announced the intention of extending Kuwait International Airport so it can handle more passengers and more aircraft.
- Kuwait International Airport handled 937,661 passengers last year.
- The airport underwent a massive renovation and expansion project from 1999–2001, in which the former parking lot was cleared and a terminal expansion was built.
- Because of Kuwait International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuwait 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.