Nonstop flight route between Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia and Oak Harbor, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dubrovnik Airport (DBV), Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia and NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,721 miles (or 9,206 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 Dubrovnik Airport and NAS Whidbey Island, 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 Dubrovnik Airport and NAS Whidbey Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dubrovnik Airport (DBV):

• Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Dubrovnik Airport opened its doors in 1962.
• Because of Dubrovnik Airport's relatively low elevation of 527 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubrovnik 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.
• In addition to being known as "Dubrovnik Airport", other names for DBV include "Čilipi Airport" and "Zračna luka Dubrovnik/Čilipi".
• Dubrovnik Airport handled 1,522,629 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• During 1987, the most successful year in Yugoslav aviation, the airport handled 835,818 passengers on international flights and a further 586,742 on domestic services.
• The closest airport to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of DBV.

Facts about NAS Whidbey Island (NUW):

• Because of NAS Whidbey Island's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whidbey Island 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 NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• NASWI currently supports MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, EA-18G Growler, EA-6B Prowler, P-3C Orion, EP-3E ARIES II and C-9 Skytrain aircraft.
• The closest airport to NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of NUW.
• NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
• During the Korean War, patrol plane activity was stepped up again with several Naval Air Reserve units being called up and redesignated as active duty squadrons.
• In all, there are 17 active duty squadrons and 2 Ready Reserve squadrons currently based at NAS Whidbey Island.