Nonstop flight route between McCook, Nebraska, United States and Bluefields, Nicaragua:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), McCook, Nebraska, United States and Bluefields Airport (BEF), Bluefields, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,202 miles (or 3,544 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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport and Bluefields Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCK / KMCK |
Airport Name: | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport |
Location: | McCook, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'23"N by 100°35'31"W |
Area Served: | McCook, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of McCook |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2583 feet (787 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCK |
More Information: | MCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEF / MNBL |
Airport Name: | Bluefields Airport |
Location: | Bluefields, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°59'26"N by 83°46'27"W |
Area Served: | Bluefields |
Operator/Owner: | EAAI |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEF |
More Information: | BEF Maps & Info |
Facts about McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK):
- Air Midwest began service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Grand Island and on to Omaha Eppley Airfield and Kansas City International Airport.
- During World War II an even larger training airfield was built some eight miles north of McCook Regional to train heavy bomber crews.
- The furthest airport from McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MCK.
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) has 3 runways.
Facts about Bluefields Airport (BEF):
- Because of Bluefields Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Bluefields 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.
- Bluefields Airport (BEF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bluefields Airport (BEF) is Corn Island International Airport (RNI), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of BEF.
- The furthest airport from Bluefields Airport (BEF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bluefields Airport (meaning Bluefields Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.