Nonstop flight route between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Daru Airport (DAU), Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,279 miles (or 13,323 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 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Daru 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 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Daru Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW):

• The closest airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of DFW.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 7 runways.
• Terminal D, built for international flights, and Skylink, a modern bidirectional people mover system, opened in 2005.
• At the time of its opening, DFW had four terminals, numbered 2W, 2E, 3E and 4E.
• DFW has a total area of 17,207 acres, making it the largest airport in Texas and the second largest in the United States.
• The furthest airport from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,926 miles (17,583 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Braniff International Airways was a major operator at DFW in the airport's early years, operating a hub from Terminal 2W with international flights to South America and Mexico from 1974, London from 1978 and Europe and Asia from 1979, before ceasing all operations in 1982.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has five terminals totaling 165 gates.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport handled 60,470,507 passengers last year.
• Terminal A and its parking garage has been undergoing renovation, in phases, with the first phase now complete.
• Because of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas/Fort Worth 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.

Facts about Daru Airport (DAU):

• The closest airport to Daru Airport (DAU) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSW of DAU.
• The furthest airport from Daru Airport (DAU) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
• Daru Airport (DAU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Daru Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Daru 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.