Nonstop flight route between Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States and Palanga, Lithuania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States and Palanga Airport (PLQ), Palanga, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,023 miles (or 6,475 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 Bradley International Airport and Palanga 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 Bradley International Airport and Palanga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bradley International Airport (BDL):

• Bradley International Airport covers 2,432 acres at an elevation of 173 feet above mean sea level.
• Bradley International Airport (BDL) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Rentschler Heliport (EHT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of BDL.
• The airfield began civilian use in 1947 as Bradley International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1971 the Murphy Terminal was expanded with an International Arrivals wing.
• Because of Bradley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Bradley 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 1986, new Terminal A and Bradley Sheraton Hotel was completed.

Facts about Palanga Airport (PLQ):

• The furthest airport from Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Palanga Airport (PLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of PLQ.
• After Lithuania became a member of the European Union, passengers in 2004 increased more than 60% in comparison with that of 2003.
• In addition to being known as "Palanga Airport", another name for PLQ is "Palangos oro uostas".
• Because of Palanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Palanga 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.
• Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States