Nonstop flight route between Frankfurt, Germany and Providence, Rhode Island, United States:
Departure Airport:
(50°1'59"N by 8°34'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°43'26"N by 71°25'41"W)
Distance from FRA to PVD:
3,703.78 miles (5,960.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Frankfurt, Germany and T. F. Green Airport (PVD), Providence, Rhode Island, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,704 miles (or 5,961 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 Frankfurt Airport and T. F. Green 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 Frankfurt Airport and T. F. Green Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRA / EDDF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Frankfurt, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°1'59"N by 8°34'14"E |
| Area Served: | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRA |
| More Information: | FRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVD / KPVD |
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| Location: | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°43'26"N by 71°25'41"W |
| Area Served: | Providence |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVD |
| More Information: | PVD Maps & Info |
Facts about Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- The closest airport to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of FRA.
- In 1962 it was decided to build an even larger terminal with a capacity of 30 million passengers per year.
- The furthest airport from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,946 miles (19,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Frankfurt Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Frankfurt 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.
- Terminal 2 is primarily used by airlines of the oneworld and SkyTeam alliances.
- On 30 December 2005, the Rhein-Main Air Base in the southern part of the airport ground was closed and the US Air Force moved to Ramstein Air Base.
- Plans to build a fourth runway at Frankfurt Airport had been under-way since 1997 but due to the violent conflicts with the building of the third runway, Fraport let residents groups and environmentalists participate in the process to find an agreeable solution.
- The southern side of the airport ground was home to the Rhein-Main Air Base, which was a major air base for the United States from 1947 until 2005, when the air base was closed and the property was acquired by Fraport.
- Frankfurt Airport handled 5,752,725 passengers last year.
- Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Frankfurt Airport", another name for FRA is "Flughafen Frankfurt am Main".
- In 1990, work on a new terminal began because it was anticipated that Terminal Mitte would reach its capacity limit sooner than expected.
Facts about T. F. Green Airport (PVD):
- Because of T. F. Green Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at T. F. Green 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.
- In addition to being known as "T. F. Green Airport", another name for PVD is "Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport".
- T. F. Green Airport (PVD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,792 miles (18,977 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to T. F. Green Airport (PVD) is North Central State Airport (SFZ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of PVD.
- The Rhode Island Airport Corporation owns some residential property on the eastern side of the airport near the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building.
- The Army Air Force took control from 1942 to 1945, using it for flight training.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.98 miles (17.67 km) W | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany |     |
| 2 | 19.36 miles (31.15 km) WSW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 38.83 miles (62.49 km) S | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 46.97 miles (75.59 km) SW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 5 | 51.31 miles (82.58 km) NNW | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 6 | 58.33 miles (93.87 km) W | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 59.40 miles (95.59 km) SW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 67.60 miles (108.80 km) ESE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 9 | 75.37 miles (121.29 km) ESE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) SW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 11 | 81.19 miles (130.66 km) NNE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 12 | 83.28 miles (134.03 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 13 | 85.17 miles (137.07 km) NW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.17 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 15 | 89.30 miles (143.71 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,945.96 miles (19,225.11 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,555.92 miles (18,597.41 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,553.63 miles (18,593.73 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,551.66 miles (18,590.55 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,551.37 miles (18,590.08 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,543.72 miles (18,577.77 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,543.06 miles (18,576.70 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,542.46 miles (18,575.75 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,533.81 miles (18,561.82 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,527.90 miles (18,552.31 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,518.81 miles (18,537.68 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,518.27 miles (18,536.81 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,510.45 miles (18,524.23 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,494.89 miles (18,499.19 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,486.02 miles (18,484.91 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.99 miles (22.51 km) NNW | North Central State Airport (SFZ) | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 2 | 15.24 miles (24.53 km) SSE | Newport State Airport (NPT) | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 3 | 24.54 miles (39.49 km) E | New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 4 | 34.81 miles (56.02 km) NNE | Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 5 | 38.22 miles (61.51 km) ENE | Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM) | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 6 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) SSW | Block Island State Airport (BID) | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 7 | 41.93 miles (67.48 km) SW | Groton-New London Airport (GON) | Groton, Connecticut, United States | |
| 8 | 44.01 miles (70.83 km) NNW | Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 9 | 45.18 miles (72.70 km) SW | Elizabeth Field (FID) | Fishers Island, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 47.01 miles (75.66 km) E | Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 11 | 47.89 miles (77.07 km) ESE | Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 12 | 49.18 miles (79.15 km) NNE | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 13 | 51.48 miles (82.85 km) SSW | Montauk Airport (MTP) | Montauk, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 52.04 miles (83.76 km) N | Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 15 | 55.84 miles (89.86 km) NW | Ware Airport (UWA) | Ware, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,791.57 miles (18,976.64 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,777.53 miles (18,954.04 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,768.24 miles (18,939.10 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,751.91 miles (18,912.82 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,741.68 miles (18,896.36 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,693.44 miles (18,818.72 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,663.42 miles (18,770.41 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,659.41 miles (18,763.96 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,647.47 miles (18,744.74 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,569.18 miles (18,618.74 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,525.76 miles (18,548.87 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,479.53 miles (18,474.46 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,476.31 miles (18,469.28 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,441.55 miles (18,413.34 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,428.93 miles (18,393.04 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |