Nonstop flight route between Dover, Delaware, United States and Leiden, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States and Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), Leiden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,759 miles (or 6,050 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 Dover Air Force Base and Valkenburg Naval Air Base, 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 Dover Air Force Base and Valkenburg Naval Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV |
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Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'41"N by 75°27'52"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DOV |
More Information: | DOV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LID / EHVB |
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Location: | Leiden, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LID |
More Information: | LID Maps & Info |
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the remains of the seven astronauts were transferred to Dover AFB.
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
- According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 0.7 square miles, all of it land.
- Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing of the Air Mobility Command, known as the "Eagle Wing", and the AMC-gained 512th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, referred to as the "Liberty Wing".
- Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.
- In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
- The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In March 1989, C-5s from Dover delivered special equipment used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.
- The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and assumed jurisdiction over the municipal airport at Dover, Delaware.
Facts about Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID):
- A Zeppelin NT at Valkenburg
- The furthest airport from Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) has 2 runways.
- Construction of the air base was commenced in 1939, but not completed before the start of the Second World War.
- In March of 2014 Valkenburg was used as the home base for both police and military helicopters providing security during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.
- In addition to being known as "Valkenburg Naval Air Base", another name for LID is "Vliegkamp Valkenburg".
- Because of Valkenburg Naval Air Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Valkenburg Naval Air Base 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 Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) S of LID.
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base is a former air base located just south of Valkenburg, which is part of Katwijk and close to the city of Leiden, that was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy up until 2006, being their base for the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft.