Nonstop flight route between East Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Tusayan, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rentschler Heliport (EHT), East Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), Tusayan, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,144 miles (or 3,451 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 Rentschler Heliport and Grand Canyon National Park Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Rentschler Heliport (EHT):

• Because of Rentschler Heliport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Rentschler Heliport 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 airfield, which began operations in 1931, was named after Frederick Brant Rentschler, who founded the aircraft arm of Pratt & Whitney and later founded its current parent company, United Technologies.
• In addition to being known as "Rentschler Heliport", another name for EHT is "CT88".
• The closest airport to Rentschler Heliport (EHT) is Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SW of EHT.
• The furthest airport from Rentschler Heliport (EHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN):

• In addition, the airport was served in the past by America West Airlines operating de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprop aircraft to Las Vegas and Phoenix.
• The furthest airport from Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,285 miles (18,162 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Grand Canyon National Park Airport's high elevation of 6,609 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) is Valle Airport (VLE), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of GCN.
• Grand Canyon National Park Airport covers an area of 859 acres at an elevation of 6,609 feet above mean sea level.
• Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) currently has only 1 runway.