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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Kearney Regional Airport (EAR), Kearney, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,170 miles (or 1,884 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 relatively short distance between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Kearney Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• Terminals B and C opened in 1997, replacing a collection of airline-specific terminals built during the 1960s.
• 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.
• 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.
• Hoover Field, near the present site of the Pentagon, was the first major terminal to be developed in the Capital area, opening its doors in 1926.
• Reagan National is a hub for US Airways, Reagan National's largest carrier.
• On February 6, 1998 President Bill Clinton signed legislation changing the airport's name from Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, to honor the former president on his 87th birthday.
• On March 23, 2011, the air traffic control supervisor on duty reportedly fell asleep during the night shift.

Facts about Kearney Regional Airport (EAR):

• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,956 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,113 in 2009 and 9,530 in 2010.
• Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,145 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of EAR.
• The first airline flights were Mid-West Cessna 190s in 1950-52, then Frontier DC-3s appeared in 1959.