Nonstop flight route between Egilsstaðir, Iceland and Marietta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS), Egilsstaðir, Iceland and Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,546 miles (or 5,707 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 Egilsstaðir Airport and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, 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 Egilsstaðir Airport and Dobbins Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EGS / BIEG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°16'59"N by 14°24'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Egilsstaðir | 
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EGS | 
| More Information: | EGS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MGE | 
| More Information: | MGE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS):
- Egilsstaðir Airport handled 101,424 passengers last year.
- Because of Egilsstaðir Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Egilsstaðir 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 Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) is Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of EGS.
- Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,163 miles (17,965 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Egilsstaðir Airport", another name for EGS is "Egilsstaðaflugvöllur".
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- Over the years, a wide variety of Air Force aircraft have been stationed at Dobbins AFB with the Air Guard and Reserves including the P-51, F-84, F-86, C-97, C-123, C-124, F-100, F-105, F-4, C-7, C-130, and the F-15.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the spring of 1943 the adjacent Bell Aircraft Company's factory, an additional plant and a Martin plant at Offutt Field, Omaha, Nebraska) for manufacturing B-29 Superfortresses was completed.
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
- The push to build this airport came in 1940 when President Franklin D.




