Nonstop flight route between Edenton, North Carolina, United States and Panama City, Panama:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE), Edenton, North Carolina, United States and Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panama City, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,871 miles (or 3,011 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 Northeastern Regional Airport and Tocumen International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE):

• The furthest airport from Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Northeastern Regional Airport covers an area of 734 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
• Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The sole operational runway, Runway 1/19, was originally an 8,000 foot by 200 foot paved surface when control of the air station was relinquished by the military.
• The closest airport to Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) is Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of EDE.
• Because of Northeastern Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeastern Regional 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.

Facts about Tocumen International Airport (PTY):

• Tocumen International Airport handled 7,784,328 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Tocumen International Airport", another name for PTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen".
• Tocumen International Airport (PTY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Tocumen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Tocumen 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.
• Tocumen airport administration acquired 22 new boarding bridges and replaced the oldest 14.
• The renovation of the old Tocumen international airport to be used solely as a cargo terminal, was the last step of the modernization project of Tocumen international airport.
• The furthest airport from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Tocumen International Airport (meaning Tocumen International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The new facilities include platforms, taxiways and a new road which connect both the cargo terminal and the airport's administration building.
• The closest airport to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of PTY.
• During World War II, Panamanian airports were leased exclusively by the U.S.
• Tocumen International Airport is also the home airport of Copa Airlines.
• The next step of the modernization project was the purchasing of new equipment to provide service and support to the common areas of the airport.
• The name of the airport was changed in 1981 by the military government for Omar Torrijos International Airport, in honor to the Panamanian leader who died in July 31, 1981, at the age of 52 in a plane crash in Cerro Marta, Coclesito in very bad conditions.