Nonstop flight route between Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and El Obeid, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and El Obeid Airport (EBD), El Obeid, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,545 miles (or 10,533 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and El Obeid 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and El Obeid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCA / KDCA |
Airport Name: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
Location: | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'7"N by 77°2'16"W |
Area Served: | Washington Metropolitan Area |
Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCA |
More Information: | DCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBD / HSOB |
Airport Name: | El Obeid Airport |
Location: | El Obeid, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°9'11"N by 30°13'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1927 feet (587 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBD |
More Information: | EBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- The Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
- On March 23, 2011, the air traffic control supervisor on duty reportedly fell asleep during the night shift.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
- Service to the airport's Metro station began in 1977.
- 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.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport 3 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia.
- Reagan National is a hub for US Airways, Reagan National's largest carrier.
Facts about El Obeid Airport (EBD):
- The closest airport to El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is located 229 miles (369 kilometers) NE of EBD.
- The furthest airport from El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is nearly antipodal to El Obeid Airport (meaning El Obeid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataiva Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.
- El Obeid Airport (EBD) currently has only 1 runway.