Nonstop flight route between Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD), Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,891 miles (or 14,309 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 General Enrique Mosconi International Airport and Cold Bay 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 General Enrique Mosconi International Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRD / SAVC |
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Location: | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°47'7"S by 67°27'56"W |
Area Served: | Comodoro Rivadavia |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRD |
More Information: | CRD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD):
- General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (meaning General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,272 miles (19,751 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- It was built in 1929, and was officially inaugurated with an Aeroposta Argentina flight between Bahía Blanca and Comodoro Rivadavia vía San Antonio Oeste and Trelew on 1 November 1929.
- Because of General Enrique Mosconi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at General Enrique Mosconi 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.
- The closest airport to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) is Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD), which is located 154 miles (247 kilometers) SSE of CRD.
- In addition to being known as "General Enrique Mosconi International Airport", another name for CRD is "Aeropuerto de Comodoro Rivadavia "Gral. Enrique Mosconi"".
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- 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.
- Fort Randall AAF was also used by the United States Navy during the Aleutian campaign.
- Cold Bay's main runway is the fifth-largest in Alaska and was built during World War II.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
- A myth describes Cold Bay Airport as an alternate landing site for Space Shuttles, but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has stated that it was never so designated, and it was not within the entry crossrange capability of Space Shuttles.
- 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.
- On October 30, 2013 a Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 on the flight from Tokyo to San Francisco landed on the airport due to an engine shut-down.
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.