Nonstop flight route between Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States and Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States and Göteborg City Airport (GSE), Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,029 miles (or 6,483 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Göteborg City 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Göteborg City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR):

• The furthest airport from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,165 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On January 27, 1977 Kent County Airport was renamed Kent County International Airport with the opening of a U.S.
• Concourse A's tenants are Allegiant Air and Delta.
• The closest airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Park Township Airport (HLM), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) W of GRR.
• Because of Gerald R. Ford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 794 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerald R. Ford 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.
• The airport has two aircraft spotter locations.
• Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) has 3 runways.

Facts about Göteborg City Airport (GSE):

• Göteborg City Airport (GSE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Göteborg City Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Göteborg City 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 closest airport to Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of GSE.
• In addition to being known as "Göteborg City Airport", another name for GSE is "Gothenburg City Airport".
• DFDS Seaways cited competition from low-cost air services, especially Ryanair, as being a reason for its scrapping the Newcastle-Gothenburg ferry service in October 2006.
• There are bus services that match every Ryanair and Wizz Air departure and arrival, terminating at the Nils Ericson Terminal in central Gothenburg.
• Although it's primarily a low-cost airline airport, it is actually located closer to Gothenburg city centre than the main, even if the driving time is around the same.
• The furthest airport from Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.