Nonstop flight route between Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Moyale, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Moyale Airport (MYS), Moyale, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,196 miles (or 13,191 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 Cold Bay Airport and Moyale 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 Cold Bay Airport and Moyale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDB / PACD |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'19"N by 162°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Cold Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDB |
More Information: | CDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYS / |
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Location: | Moyale, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'53"N by 39°6'17"E |
Area Served: | Moyale, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 2790 feet (850 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYS |
More Information: | MYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):
- Cold Bay Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Cold Bay, a city in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S.
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- There is a National Weather Service office colocated with the FAA Flight Service Station at the airport.
- On September 8, 1973 World Airways Flight 802 a Military Airlift Command cargo flight crashed into Mount Dutton when on approach to Cold Bay.
- Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- Between 1956 and 1958, Cold Bay Airport was used as a logistics support base during the construction of Cold Bay Air Force Station, a Ground Control Intercept station for Alaskan Air Command during the Cold War.
- It was redesignated from Army Air Base to an Air Force Base on 28 March 1948 along with seven other Army Air Bases in Alaska.
Facts about Moyale Airport (MYS):
- The furthest airport from Moyale Airport (MYS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,983 miles (19,284 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Moyale Airport", other names for MYS include "Moyale Lower Airport", "OYL" and "HKMY".
- Moyale Airport (MYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Moyale Airport (MYS) is Neghelle Airport (EGL), which is located 133 miles (214 kilometers) NNE of MYS.