Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Craig, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), Craig, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 608 miles (or 979 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 Offutt Air Force Base and Craig–Moffat Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIG / KCAG |
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Location: | Craig, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'43"N by 107°31'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | Moffat County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6193 feet (1,888 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIG |
More Information: | CIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- The 55 WG mission is to provide dominant intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance.
- On 6 May 1924, the airfield was officially named "Offutt Field".
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- For over a century, Offutt AFB has played a key role in American military history.
- During the late 1950s Offutt housed a Royal Air Force facility for servicing Avro Vulcans, which visited the air base frequently while on exercise with SAC.
- Operational use of Offutt Air Force Base included the basing of alert tankers in the late 1950s and 1960s, support for intercontinental ballistic missile sites in Nebraska and Iowa in the 1960s, and worldwide reconnaissance from the mid-1960s to the present.
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG):
- The furthest airport from Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,906 miles (17,552 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Craig–Moffat Airport's high elevation of 6,193 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) E of CIG.
- In addition to being known as "Craig–Moffat Airport", another name for CIG is "CAG".
- Craig–Moffat Airport covers 277 acres.