Nonstop flight route between Denver, Colorado, United States and Hayward, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado, United States and Sawyer County Airport (HYR), Hayward, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 792 miles (or 1,274 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 Denver International Airport and Sawyer County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Denver International Airport (DEN):

• DIA's sixth runway is the longest commercial precision-instrument runway in North America with a length of 16,000 feet.
• It was the fifth-busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements with over 635,000 movements in 2010.
• The airport is 25 miles driving distance from downtown Denver, which is 19 miles further away than Stapleton International Airport, the airport it replaced.
• The furthest airport from Denver International Airport (DEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Denver International Airport (DEN) is Centennial Airport (APA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of DEN.
• Denver International Airport (DEN) has 6 runways.
• On September 25, 1994, the airport hosted a fly-in that drew several hundred general aviation aircraft, providing pilots with a unique opportunity to operate in and out of the new airport, and to wander around on foot looking at the ground-side facilities—including the baggage system, which was still under testing.
• Another blizzard on December 20 and 21, 2006 dumped over 20 inches of snow in about 24 hours.
• Denver International Airport handled 52,556,359 passengers last year.
• The automated baggage system never worked as designed, and in August 2005 it became public knowledge that United would abandon the system, a decision that would save them $1 million per month in maintenance costs.
• Because of Denver International Airport's high elevation of 5,431 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DEN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DEN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Sawyer County Airport (HYR):

• L & L Aviation is the fixed base operator.
• The closest airport to Sawyer County Airport (HYR) is John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of HYR.
• Sawyer County Airport (HYR) has 2 runways.
• Sawyer County Airport covers an area of 380 acres at an elevation of 1,216 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Sawyer County Airport (HYR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,813 miles (17,402 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.