Nonstop flight route between Washington, D.C., United States and Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), Washington, D.C., United States and Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,950 miles (or 6,357 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Düsseldorf 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Düsseldorf Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOF / KBOF |
Airport Name: | Bolling Air Force Base |
Location: | Washington, D.C., United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'34"N by 77°0'57"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BOF |
More Information: | BOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUS / EDDL |
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Location: | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°17'21"N by 6°46'0"E |
Area Served: | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 147 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUS |
More Information: | DUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bolling Air Force Base (BOF):
- In the late 1940s, Bolling Field’s property became Naval Air Station Anacostia and a new Air Force base, named Bolling Air Force Base, was constructed just to the south on 24 June 1948.
- The closest airport to Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of BOF.
- Over the years, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard units, as well as DOD and federal agencies also found the installation to be an ideal place from which to operate.
- The furthest airport from Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Düsseldorf Airport (DUS):
- Düsseldorf Airport is the international airport of Düsseldorf, the capital of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia.
- The furthest airport from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,899 miles (19,149 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Düsseldorf Airport has three terminals connected by a central spine, even though the terminals are essentially concourses within a single terminal building.
- The first stage in the "Airport 2000+" programme commenced in 1999 with the laying of a foundation stone for an underground parking garage under the new terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Düsseldorf Airport", another name for DUS is "Flughafen Düsseldorf".
- The Düsseldorf Airport fire which has been the worst structural airport fire worldwide yet was caused by welding work on an elevated road in front of Terminal A above its arrivals area and insufficient structural fire protection.
- Düsseldorf Airport handled 20,830,000 passengers last year.
- Düsseldorf Airport is able to handle the Airbus A380.
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Düsseldorf Airport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Düsseldorf 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 March 2013 the Airport received a new corporate design and dropped the phrase International from its official name.
- The closest airport to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) is Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of DUS.