Nonstop flight route between Eastsound, Washington, United States and Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orcas Island Airport (ESD), Eastsound, Washington, United States and Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ), Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,254 miles (or 8,456 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 Orcas Island Airport and Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport, 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 Orcas Island Airport and Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESD / KORS |
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| Location: | Eastsound, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48掳42'29"N by 122掳54'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Orcas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESD |
| More Information: | ESD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOJ / LETO |
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| Location: | Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40掳29'48"N by 3掳26'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ej茅rcito del Aire) |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
| More Information: | TOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Orcas Island Airport (ESD):
- Because of Orcas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Orcas Island 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.
- Orcas Island Airport (ESD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Orcas Island Airport (ESD) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,712 miles (17,239 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) is Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of ESD.
- In addition to being known as "Orcas Island Airport", another name for ESD is "ORS".
Facts about Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ):
- The closest airport to Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Su谩rez Madrid鈥揃arajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
- Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport is a commercial airport in Spain.
- In accordance with the 1988 agreement, the USAF portion of the base was returned to the Spanish government on 21 May 1996, with the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing being transferred to Aviano Air Base, Italy without personnel or equipment.
- The furthest airport from Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (meaning Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- The outcome of the 1986 referendum on membership in NATO committed the Spanish government to negotiate the reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.
- In addition to being known as "Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrej贸n Air Base" and "Base A茅rea de Torrej贸n".
