Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Bountiful, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Skypark Airport (BTF), Bountiful, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,598 miles (or 4,181 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Skypark 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Skypark Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTF / KBTF |
Airport Name: | Skypark Airport |
Location: | Bountiful, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°52'9"N by 111°55'37"W |
Area Served: | Bountiful, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Skypark Airport Assoc., LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4234 feet (1,291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTF |
More Information: | BTF Maps & Info |
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
- "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
- The Guantanamo Bay Coaling and Naval Base employs over 9,500 U.S.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
Facts about Skypark Airport (BTF):
- The closest airport to Skypark Airport (BTF) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of BTF.
- Skypark Airport (BTF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Skypark Airport (BTF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,625 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
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- Because of Skypark Airport's high elevation of 4,234 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BTF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BTF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Skypark Airport covers an area of 35 acres at an elevation of 4,234 feet above mean sea level.