Nonstop flight route between Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Omidiyeh, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI), Omidiyeh, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,519 miles (or 10,491 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 Andrews Field and Omidiyeh Air Base, 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 Andrews Field and Omidiyeh Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):

• The airfield had 5,500 feet runways by 1944 when the 90th Fighter Control Squadron was formed, and the last Camp Springs combat units departed for WWII combat on 10 April 1944.
• In the years since 1959, Andrews' flight operations and importance have increased greatly.
• The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
• On 12 July 1991, the 89th Military Airlift Wing was redesignated as the 89th Airlift Wing and assumed duties as the host wing at Andrews AFB.
• During Operation Desert Storm, Andrews handled 16,540 patients in makeshift hospital facilities located in the base tennis center.
• There are two runways on the base.

Facts about Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI):

• The closest airport to Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) is Mahshahr Airport (MRX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of OMI.
• The furthest airport from Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,836 miles (19,049 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Omidiyeh Air Base's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Omidiyeh Air Base 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.
• Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) has 2 runways.