Nonstop flight route between Burns, Oregon, United States and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burns Municipal Airport (BNO), Burns, Oregon, United States and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,017 miles (or 8,073 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 Burns Municipal Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Burns Municipal Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Burns Municipal Airport (BNO):

• Because of Burns Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,928 miles (17,588 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) is Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of BNO.

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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.
• With the airport becoming more crowded due to holiday flights, it was decided to join the two existing passenger halls together.
• The airport was appointed as an alternative airport for flights bound for Amsterdam/Schiphol, in 1948.
• During World War II, between 1940 and 1945, the airport was occupied by the German Military.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On August 16, 1954, the Rijksluchtvaartschool – or National Aviation Academy in English – moved to the airport from Gilze-Rijen.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• The Canadians called the site "Finitocamp"
• During the period 1979−1982, the buildings housing the State Aviation Service and the meteorological service were modernised.