Nonstop flight route between Stockholm, Sweden and Del Rio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), Stockholm, Sweden and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,374 miles (or 8,649 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 Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Laughlin Air Force 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 Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN):

• The fastest way to the airport from Stockholm Central Station is the Arlanda Express high-speed train service, making the trip in 20 minutes.
• In 2013, Stockholm Arlanda Airport handled 20,681,396 passengers.
• Taxi fares are unregulated in Sweden nowadays, meaning taxis can claim any price as long as they follow the price list shown in the taxi and sticked on the side window.
• The furthest airport from Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,187 miles (18,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Stockholm Arlanda Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockholm Arlanda 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.
• In addition to being known as "Stockholm Arlanda Airport", another name for ARN is "Stockholm-Arlanda flygplats".
• The closest airport to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) S of ARN.
• Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) has 3 runways.
• There is also a hangar in the southern part of the airport that was built by the former Swedish domestic airline Linjeflyg.
• The airport was first used in 1959, but only for practice flights.

Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• Laughlin AFB, the largest pilot training base in the USAF, is home to the 47th Flying Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Aside from the reservoir outside of Del Rio for fishing and some lake diving, most forms of recreation are either in the town of Del Rio or across the border in Ciudad Acuña, however current DoD policy does not allow travel across the border for military personnel.
• Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
• The median income for a household on the base was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625.