Nonstop flight route between Douglas, Arizona, United States and St. George's, Grenada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States and Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND), St. George's, Grenada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,311 miles (or 5,328 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Maurice Bishop International 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Maurice Bishop International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GND / TGPY |
Airport Name: | Maurice Bishop International Airport |
Location: | St. George's, Grenada |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°0'15"N by 61°47'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grenada Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GND |
More Information: | GND Maps & Info |
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- Construction began on Douglas Municipal Airport in June 1942 for the United States Army Air Forces.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- A 1975 improvement project included replacement of the Medium Intensity Runway Lighting system for Runways 17-35 and 8-26.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Known as Douglas Army Airfield, the base included six operational runways, all over 7,000' in length.
- Chemical warfare training also occurred at Douglas Air Field.
- Pilots in Air Transport Command began training at Douglas in June 1944.
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND):
- The building of the airport — designed to replace the obsolete Pearls Airport on the north side of the island — was cited by U.S.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 41 ft above mean sea level.
- Because of Maurice Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Maurice Bishop 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.
- The closest airport to Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is Lauriston Airport (CRU), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of GND.
- Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Maurice Bishop International Airport (meaning Maurice Bishop International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.