Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Daugavpils, Latvia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States and Daugavpils International Airport (DGP), Daugavpils, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,595 miles (or 9,004 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Daugavpils International 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Daugavpils International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGP / EVDA |
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Location: | Daugavpils, Latvia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°56'30"N by 26°40'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Republic of Latvia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGP |
More Information: | DGP Maps & Info |
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- Houston became the sixth U.S.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2011 Continental Airlines began service to Lagos.
- In the late 1980s, Houston City Council considered a plan to rename the airport after Mickey Leland—an African-American congressman who died in an aviation accident in Ethiopia.
- Terminal A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969 and was designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
- Terminal D opened in 1990 as the International Arrivals Building and was later renamed the Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building.
- As of 2007, Terminals A and B remain from the original design of the airport.
- The airport has a total of five terminals encompassing 250 acres., with a 1.5-mile distance from Terminal A to Terminal D.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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 food court areas are in the center of each concourse, near the departure gates.
Facts about Daugavpils International Airport (DGP):
- The closest airport to Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) SSW of DGP.
- In addition to being known as "Daugavpils International Airport", another name for DGP is "Daugavpils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
- The furthest airport from Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- All of the airport's technical infrastructure, runway and buildings are what was left of the former Soviet military air base.