Nonstop flight route between Barrow, Alaska, United States and College Park, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW), Barrow, Alaska, United States and College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,470 miles (or 5,585 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 Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport and College Park 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 Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport and College Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW):

• Because of Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial 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.
• Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,301 miles (16,578 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of BRW.

Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• The College Park Aviation Museum houses antique and reproduction aircraft associated with the history of College Park Airport.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1920, Emile and Henry Berliner brought their theories of vertical flight to the field and in 1924 made the first controlled helicopter flight.
• The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
• From 1927 until 1933, the Bureau of Standards developed and tested the first radio navigational aids for use in "blind" or bad weather flying.
• In April 1910, the Aero Club of America chapters from Washington and Baltimore chose the College Park Airport for the next James Gordon Bennett Race.
• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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.