Nonstop flight route between Caldwell, New Jersey, United States and Brussels, Belgium:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey, United States and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,667 miles (or 5,902 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 Essex County Airport and Brussels 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 Essex County Airport and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Essex County Airport (CDW):

• In April 1929 Essex Airport Corporation was formed by Walter Marvin and six other individuals.
• Essex County Airport (CDW) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Essex County Airport (CDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Essex County Airport (CDW) is Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SW of CDW.
• Essex County Airport covers an area of 275 acres at an elevation of 172 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Essex County Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Essex County 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.

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• Brussels Airport can be reached by car via the A201, which is directly connected to the R0 highway.
• Brussels Airport ) is an international airport 6 NM northeast of Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
• In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association, based on a survey conducted with over 100,000 passengers worldwide.
• Just as is the case for Pier A West, the construction of a new low-cost pier is currently on hold.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display system were replaced by electronic ones.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".