Nonstop flight route between Dublin, Ireland and Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dublin Airport (DUB), Dublin, Ireland and JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,221 miles (or 5,184 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 Dublin Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst, 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 Dublin Airport and JB MDL Lakehurst. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dublin Airport (DUB):

• In 2005 Gulf Air launched a direct route to Bahrain in the Middle East.
• In addition to being known as "Dublin Airport", another name for DUB is "Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath".
• Dublin Airport (DUB) has 2 runways.
• Dublin Airport, is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland and is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority.
• Planning is currently under way for a new air traffic control complex and control tower which will replace the existing structure.
• Dublin Airport handled 20,166,783 passengers last year.
• Upon the outbreak of World War II, services were severely restricted at Dublin Airport until late 1945 and the only international scheduled route operated during this time was by Aer Lingus to Liverpool.
• In October 2004, Aer Rianta was renamed as the Dublin Airport Authority plc, following the State Airports Act 2004.
• The closest airport to Dublin Airport (DUB) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SW of DUB.
• During the 1980s, major competition, especially on the Dublin–London routes, resulted in passenger numbers swelling to 5.1 million in 1989.
• Because of Dublin Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Dublin 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 furthest airport from Dublin Airport (DUB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):

• The base housed many Navy non-rigid airships, otherwise knowns as "blimps," in several squadrons before, during, and after World War II.
• The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
• The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Navy's lighter-than-air program was conducted at Lakehurst through the 1930s.
• Today the base is used for various Naval Aviation development programs.
• Maxfield Field was named 6 January 1944 in honor of Commander Louis H.