Nonstop flight route between Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Telida, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Telida Airport (TLF), Telida, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,067 miles (or 4,935 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Telida 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Telida Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW):

• The furthest airport from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,285 miles (18,161 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Smith Terminal, named for Detroit-Wayne Major airport visionary Leroy C.
• Because of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DTW.
• On January 29, 2010, the North Terminal was named winner of the "Build Michigan" award project.
• The McNamara Terminal, also once known as the Northwest WorldGateway, opened on February 25, 2002.
• The twelve international gates are capable of dual jet bridge loading and unloading.
• Aerial photographs of DTW from 1949 and 1956 show the airport's expansion.
• The North Terminal has five domestic baggage carousels on the lower level, which are all common-use.
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has 6 runways.
• Pan-Am, and BOAC, were the first passenger airlines at Detroit-Wayne Major.

Facts about Telida Airport (TLF):

• Because of Telida Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Telida 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 Telida Airport (TLF) is Nikolai Airport (NIB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of TLF.
• The furthest airport from Telida Airport (TLF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,404 miles (16,744 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Telida Airport", another name for TLF is "2K5".
• Telida Airport (TLF) currently has only 1 runway.