Nonstop flight route between Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Cortez, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clinton County Airport (PLB), Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Cortez, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,884 miles (or 3,032 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 Clinton County Airport and Cortez Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLB / KPLB |
Airport Name: | Clinton County Airport |
Location: | Plattsburgh, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'15"N by 73°31'27"W |
Area Served: | City of Plattsburgh, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Clinton County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLB |
More Information: | PLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEZ / KCEZ |
Airport Name: | Cortez Municipal Airport |
Location: | Cortez, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°18'11"N by 108°37'41"W |
Area Served: | Cortez, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cortez |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5918 feet (1,804 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEZ |
More Information: | CEZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Clinton County Airport (PLB):
- Clinton County Airport (PLB) has 2 runways.
- In 1972, a FB-111A Aardvark landed at the airport after the pilot mistook the runway for the airport as being the nearby air force base.
- The closest airport to Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of PLB.
- Because of Clinton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Clinton County 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 furthest airport from Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,563 miles (18,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ):
- Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cortez Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,918 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Cortez Municipal Airport is three miles southwest of Cortez, in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- The closest airport to Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of CEZ.
- The furthest airport from Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.