Nonstop flight route between Oranjestad, Aruba and Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA), Oranjestad, Aruba and Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM), Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,709 miles (or 4,360 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Grand Marais/Cook County 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Grand Marais/Cook County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUA / TNCA |
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Location: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°30'5"N by 70°0'55"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aruba Airport Authority N.V. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUA |
More Information: | AUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRM / KCKC |
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Location: | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'17"N by 90°22'59"W |
Area Served: | Grand Marais, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | Cook County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1799 feet (548 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRM |
More Information: | GRM Maps & Info |
Facts about Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA):
- The furthest airport from Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Queen Beatrix International Airport (meaning Queen Beatrix International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Queen Beatrix International Airport", another name for AUA is "Internationale luchthaven Koningin BeatrixAeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix".
- Queen Beatrix International Airport, located in Oranjestad, Aruba, is an aviation facility.
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), which is located 51 miles (81 kilometers) S of AUA.
- Because of Queen Beatrix International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Queen Beatrix International 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 2011, the airport was voted fourth in a list of the world's top 10 airport approaches in a survey conducted by PrivateFly.com.
- During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines.
Facts about Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM):
- The furthest airport from Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,808 miles (17,393 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Marais/Cook County Airport", another name for GRM is "CKC".
- In the summer of 2009, the airport received $95,000 for the FAA to conduct an environmental impact study on a proposed expansion to the airport.
- Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (GRM) is Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NE of GRM.