Nonstop flight route between Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Durant, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Eaker Field (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,830 miles (or 7,772 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Eaker Field, 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Eaker Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMS / EHAM |
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Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUA / KDUA |
Airport Name: | Eaker Field |
Location: | Durant, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'31"N by 96°23'39"W |
Area Served: | Durant |
Operator/Owner: | City of Durant |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUA |
More Information: | DUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- The furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
- Schiphol has large shopping areas as a source of revenue and as an additional attraction for passengers.
- Schiphol uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, radiating from the central 'plaza'.
- A new General Aviation Terminal was opened in 2011 on the east side of the airport, operated as the KLM Jet Center.
- In 2010, 106 carriers provided a total of 301 destinations on a regular basis.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
- Schiphol is an important European airport, ranking as Europe's 4th busiest and the world's 14th busiest by total passenger traffic in 2013.
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 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 Schiphol air traffic control tower, with a height of 101 m, was the tallest in the world when constructed in 1991.
Facts about Eaker Field (DUA):
- The closest airport to Eaker Field (DUA) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SW of DUA.
- The City of Durant named an airfield west of town in honor of then Captain Eaker in the 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Eaker Field (DUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,855 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The terminal design called for an air traffic control tower, but that was dropped due to the cost.
- Eaker Field (DUA) has 2 runways.
- The Durant Industrial Authority is putting the new airport terminal building design for Eaker Field up for bid.
- Because of Eaker Field's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Eaker Field 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.