Nonstop flight route between Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marlboro County Jetport (BTN), Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,208 miles (or 6,773 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 Marlboro County Jetport 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 Marlboro County Jetport 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 Marlboro County Jetport (BTN):

• Opened on 8 October 1941.
• Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Marlboro County Jetport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Marlboro County Jetport 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 addition to being known as "Marlboro County Jetport", other names for BTN include "H.E. Avent Field" and "BBP".
• The furthest airport from Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,651 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) is Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BTN.

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
• Though there are several scheduled services operating from the airport the majority of operations at the airport mostly comprise charter flights to holiday destinations in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• 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.
• Groningen Airport Eelde is a civilian airport near Eelde, in the northeastern Netherlands.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• 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.
• During World War II, between 1940 and 1945, the airport was occupied by the German Military.
• In 1997, the Dutch government planned to stop financial support to most regional airports.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.