Nonstop flight route between Bíldudalur, Iceland and Camp Springs, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bíldudalur Airport (BIU), Bíldudalur, Iceland and Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,783 miles (or 4,479 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 Bíldudalur Airport and Andrews 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 Bíldudalur Airport and Andrews Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bíldudalur Airport (BIU):

• The furthest airport from Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) is Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of BIU.
• Because of Bíldudalur Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bíldudalur 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.

Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):

• Union American Civil War used a country church near Camp Springs, Maryland for sleeping quarters and on 25 August 1941, President Roosevelt directed use of the land for an airfield.
• Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942.
• On 5 January 2005 the Air Force reactivated the Air Force District of Washington as the single Air Force voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint solutions within the National Capital Region.
• The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
• In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.
• In the late 1950s Andrews began an annual open house and air show on base.
• 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.