Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Princeton, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN), Princeton, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,844 miles (or 2,967 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Princeton Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
• Ellington now has the rare distinction of having all five military branches of the U.S.
• Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.
• In 1925 General William Mitchell conducted a "flying tour" of all National Guard Observation Squadrons throughout the United States.
• Several years later in 1927, Ellington's status was again threatened as local city leaders began to discuss the construction of a municipal airport.
• For the first months of operation, Ellington Field had no pilot fatalities.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.

Facts about Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN):

• Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) WSW of PNN.
• The furthest airport from Princeton Municipal Airport (PNN) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Princeton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Princeton Municipal 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.