Nonstop flight route between Bol, Croatia and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bol Airport (BWK), Bol, Croatia and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,618 miles (or 7,432 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 Bol Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Bol Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Bol Airport (BWK):

• Bol Airport (BWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bol Airport", other names for BWK include "Brač Airport" and "Zračno pristanište Brač/Brač I".
• The closest airport to Bol Airport (BWK) is Split Airport (SPU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of BWK.
• Bol Airport was established in 22nd May 1993 what makes it the youngest Croatian airport.
• Bol Airport is situated in Veško field, 541 m above the sea level.
• The furthest airport from Bol Airport (BWK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• Other than 40 slot exemptions, flights into and out of DCA are not allowed to exceed 1,250 statute miles in any direction nonstop, in an effort to send air traffic to the larger but more distant Washington Dulles International Airport.
• In 1999, Senator John McCain of Arizona introduced legislation to remove the 1,250-statute-mile restriction, infuriating some local residents concerned about noise and traffic from increased service by larger, long-haul aircraft.
• The Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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.
• With the addition of more flights and limited space in the aging main terminal, the airport began an extensive renovation and expansion in the 1990s.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Prior to the September 11 attacks in 2001, the notable security measure was the southbound approach into the airport.