Nonstop flight route between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,001 miles (or 12,876 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport and Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport and Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR):

• In addition to being known as "Julius Nyerere International Airport", another name for DAR is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere".
• The closest airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of DAR.
• Because of Julius Nyerere International Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Julius Nyerere International 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.
• A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 passengers per day.
• Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) has 2 runways.
• The German colonial Government built the first airport in Tanganyika at Kurasini in Temeke District in 1918.
• In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year.
• The furthest airport from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR):

• Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 4,805 by 135 feet.
• Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport is a military airport located on Cape Lisburne, at the northwest point of the Lisburne Peninsula in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Point Hope Airport (PHO), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LUR.
• Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• It is located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Alaska, between the Arctic Ocean and the Chuckchi Sea.
• The furthest airport from Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,433 miles (16,790 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Lisburne LRRS 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.