Nonstop flight route between Drummond Island, Michigan, United States and Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drummond Island Airport (DRE), Drummond Island, Michigan, United States and Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 746 miles (or 1,200 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 Drummond Island Airport and Raleigh–Durham International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRE / KDRM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Drummond Island, Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°0'33"N by 83°44'38"W | 
| Area Served: | Drummond Island, Michigan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Drummond Township | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DRE | 
| More Information: | DRE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDU / KRDU | 
| Airport Name: | Raleigh–Durham International Airport | 
| Location: | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'40"N by 78°47'14"W | 
| Area Served: | The Research Triangle Metropolitan Region of North Carolina | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 435 feet (133 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RDU | 
| More Information: | RDU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Drummond Island Airport (DRE):
- The furthest airport from Drummond Island Airport (DRE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Drummond Island Airport (DRE) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) WNW of DRE.
- Drummond Island Airport (DRE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Drummond Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Drummond Island 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.
- In addition to being known as "Drummond Island Airport", another name for DRE is "DRM".
Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):
- Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham 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.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport is a public international airport 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in Wake County, North Carolina.
- The airport has implemented the most ambitious expansion in its history, begun in 2006 and completed in January 2011.
- The hub's traffic peaked in 1991.
- In December 2003, the Airport Authority announced plans to expand and renovate the originally 300,000-square-foot building, transforming it into a new 900,000 ft² facility.
- The first terminal at RDU opened in 1955.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
- Delta Air Lines has increased operations since 2010, with resumed nonstop service to Los Angeles in June 2010, followed by new nonstop service to Columbus, Fort Myers, Hartford, Miami, Orlando, St.
- The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




