Nonstop flight route between Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Ithaca, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), Ithaca, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,701 miles (or 5,956 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Ithaca Tompkins Regional 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Finally, the province's State of Council gave the final go ahead for the runway extension on February 15, 2012.
• On August 16, 1954, the Rijksluchtvaartschool – or National Aviation Academy in English – moved to the airport from Gilze-Rijen.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• During the period 1979−1982, the buildings housing the State Aviation Service and the meteorological service were modernised.
• During World War II, between 1940 and 1945, the airport was occupied by the German Military.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• The Canadians called the site "Finitocamp"

Facts about Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH):

• The furthest airport from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of ITH.
• TCAT Route 32 travels to Cornell University and downtown Ithaca Monday through Friday, On weekends similar service is on Route 72.
• Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is a county owned airport three miles northeast of Ithaca, the county seat and largest city in Tompkins County, New York.
• In late 2004, after negotiations with the County, Northwest Airlines agreed to add Northwest Airlink service to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, which began May 2, 2005.
• Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) has 2 runways.
• The original airport was the base where aviation pioneer Cecil Robinson began flying aerial photography missions.
• The airport covers 531 acres at an elevation of 1,099 feet.