Nonstop flight route between Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain and East Hartford, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain and Rentschler Heliport (EHT), East Hartford, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,500 miles (or 5,632 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 Madrid–Torrejón Airport and Rentschler Heliport, 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 Madrid–Torrejón Airport and Rentschler Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOJ / LETO |
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Location: | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'48"N by 3°26'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
More Information: | TOJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EHT / |
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Location: | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°45'11"N by 72°37'41"W |
Operator/Owner: | United Technologies Corp. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EHT |
More Information: | EHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ):
- Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The outcome of the 1986 referendum on membership in NATO committed the Spanish government to negotiate the reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.
- In January 1988, Spain and the United States announced jointly that agreement had been reached in principle on a new base agreement with an initial term of eight years, essentially meeting the conditions demanded by Spain.
- The furthest airport from Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (meaning Madrid–Torrejón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Madrid–Torrejón Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrejón Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Torrejón".
- The closest airport to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
- After the 1991 cease-fire in Iraq, plans proceeded to close Torrejon Air Base.
Facts about Rentschler Heliport (EHT):
- From 1933 to about 1997, Rentschler Field was an airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as a fighter base.
- The closest airport to Rentschler Heliport (EHT) is Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SW of EHT.
- The furthest airport from Rentschler Heliport (EHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Rentschler Heliport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Rentschler Heliport 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.
- This former airfield was located only a few miles northeast of still-operational Hartford Brainard Airport.
- As of 2006, the only remaining aviation use on the site was the Rentschler Heliport, a private facility operated by Pratt & Whitney.
- In addition to being known as "Rentschler Heliport", another name for EHT is "CT88".