Nonstop flight route between Dresden, Germany and Islip, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany and Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,985 miles (or 6,414 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 Dresden Airport and Long Island MacArthur 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 Dresden Airport and Long Island MacArthur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):

• Dresden Airport, formerly known as Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche in German, is the international airport of Dresden, the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany.
• The furthest airport from Dresden Airport (DRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
• Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Dresden Airport is situated some 9 km north of the centre of Dresden.
• Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden.
• In 2008, 1,860,364 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year and a record for the airport.
• The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
• Because of Dresden Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Dresden 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP):

• While the airport continues to expand it has added numerous amenities, including free courtesy cell phone parking.
• Located between Montauk Point 67 miles to the east and Manhattan 44 miles to the west, MacArthur Airport serves the three million residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties and travelers who want an alternative to the congestion at JFK and LaGuardia airports – both in Queens.
• The closest airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ISP.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.
• Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• MacArthur Airport is connected with the nearby Long Island Rail Road station at Ronkonkoma by shuttle buses.
• Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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.