Nonstop flight route between Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Newport, Rhode Island, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between First Flight Airport (FFA), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Newport State Airport (NPT), Newport, Rhode Island, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 448 miles (or 721 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 First Flight Airport and Newport State Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFA / KFFA | 
| Airport Name: | First Flight Airport | 
| Location: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'5"N by 75°40'17"W | 
| Area Served: | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. National Park Service | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FFA | 
| More Information: | FFA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPT / KUUU | 
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| Location: | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'56"N by 71°16'54"W | 
| Area Served: | Newport, Rhode Island | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NPT | 
| More Information: | NPT Maps & Info | 
Facts about First Flight Airport (FFA):
- The closest airport to First Flight Airport (FFA) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of FFA.
 - First Flight Airport (FFA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from First Flight Airport (FFA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - First Flight Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
 - Because of First Flight Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at First Flight 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.
 - On December 17, 1903 the first successful powered heavier-than-air aircraft flight occurred here, conducted by the Wright brothers.
 
Facts about Newport State Airport (NPT):
- The airport site was acquired by the state in July 1960, and construction of the runways and taxiways was completed by September 1967.
 - Because of Newport State Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport State 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.
 - Newport State Airport (NPT) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Newport State Airport (NPT) is T. F. Green Airport (PVD), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of NPT.
 - The furthest airport from Newport State Airport (NPT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,807 miles (19,001 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "Newport State Airport", another name for NPT is "UUU".
 - Newport State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the other five being T.F.
 
