Nonstop flight route between Elko, Nevada, United States and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elko Regional Airport (EKO), Elko, Nevada, United States and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,096 miles (or 8,201 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 Elko Regional Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Elko Regional Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Elko Regional Airport (EKO):

• Because of Elko Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,140 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EKO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EKO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• United Airlines served Elko with Boeing 737-200 jetliners from November 1977 until 1982 flying a routing of San Francisco - Reno - Elko - Ely - Salt Lake City.
• Elko Regional Airport (EKO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of EKO.
• The furthest airport from Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,994 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In addition to being known as "Elko Regional Airport", another name for EKO is "J.C. Harris Field".
• The airport was named J.C.
• Casino Express Airlines also served the airport with Boeing 737-200s and was based in Elko.

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• With the airport becoming more crowded due to holiday flights, it was decided to join the two existing passenger halls together.
• On July 13, 1928 the community's council agrees on a proposal to allocate 'Hakenkampsveld', a 12 hectare terrain within the municipality of Eelde, as an airport.
• During he 1960s, the regular scheduled services were restored.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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 Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• Early 1945, the Germans abandoned their "Fliegerhorst", as they called it.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airfield returns to the hands of the NV Luchtvaartterrein Noord-Nederland.