Nonstop flight route between Del Rio, Texas, United States and Zagreb, Croatia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States and Zagreb International Airport (ZAG), Zagreb, Croatia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,915 miles (or 9,520 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Zagreb 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Zagreb International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• Laughlin AFB was originally named Laughlin Army Air Field on March 3, 1943, after Jack T.
• The median income for a household on the base was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625.
• Laughlin Air Force Base reopened on May 1, 1952.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Aside from the reservoir outside of Del Rio for fishing and some lake diving, most forms of recreation are either in the town of Del Rio or across the border in Ciudad Acuña, however current DoD policy does not allow travel across the border for military personnel.
• Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.

Facts about Zagreb International Airport (ZAG):

• The closest airport to Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NNW of ZAG.
• Because of Zagreb International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Zagreb 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.
• Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 12 April 2012, Aeroports de Paris received a 30-year concession of the airport from the Government of Croatia.
• The passenger terminal underwent major design upgrade, new VIP terminal was added to the west of the current terminal in 2008, and new unified facade was also added in 2009.
• In addition to being known as "Zagreb International Airport", another name for ZAG is "Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb".
• The furthest airport from Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,809 miles (19,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• As part of eco friendly approach the new terminal will also initially include 8500 square meters of solar panels on its roof, which should provide around 10–15% of Terminal's energy requirement, wind turbines could also be installed at some point.