Nonstop flight route between Eindhoven, Netherlands and Del Rio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eindhoven Airport (EIN), Eindhoven, Netherlands and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,290 miles (or 8,514 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 Eindhoven Airport and Laughlin Air Force 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 Eindhoven Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eindhoven Airport (EIN):

• From 1 July 2007, Eindhoven, is the location of the Movement Coordination Centre Europe, a merger of the former European Airlift Centre, established by the European Air Group, and the Sealift Coordination Centre.
• Eindhoven Airport (EIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Eindhoven Airport is located just off the A2 motorway which offers direct connections to the west and south of the country, including the cities of Amsterdam, Utrecht and Maastricht.
• In addition to being known as "Eindhoven Airport", other names for EIN include "Eindhoven Air Base", "Vliegbasis Eindhoven" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-78)".
• The closest airport to Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Volkel Air Base (UDE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of EIN.
• The furthest airport from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,902 miles (19,155 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Eindhoven Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Eindhoven 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 airport was founded in 1932 as a grass strip under the name Vliegveld Welschap.
• Eindhoven Airport handled 339,291 passengers last year.

Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
• Laughlin AFB is served by the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.
• Laughlin AFB was originally named Laughlin Army Air Field on March 3, 1943, after Jack T.
• As of the census of 2014, there were 2,225 people, 651 households, and 570 families residing on the base.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.