Nonstop flight route between Grímsey, Iceland and Willows, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grímsey Airport (GRY), Grímsey, Iceland and Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW), Willows, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,107 miles (or 6,610 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 Grímsey Airport and Willows-Glenn County 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 Grímsey Airport and Willows-Glenn County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRY / BIGR | 
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| Location: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°32'48"N by 18°1'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GRY | 
| More Information: | GRY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLW / KWLW | 
| Airport Name: | Willows-Glenn County Airport | 
| Location: | Willows, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°30'56"N by 122°13'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Willows, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Glenn | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WLW | 
| More Information: | WLW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Grímsey Airport (GRY):
- Because of Grímsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Grímsey 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.
 - Grímsey Airport (GRY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Grímsey Airport", another name for GRY is "Grímseyjarflugvöllur".
 - The furthest airport from Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of GRY.
 
Facts about Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW):
- Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) has 2 runways.
 - Willows-Glenn County Airport is a county owned, public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Willows, a city in Glenn County, California, United States.
 - The closest airport to Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of WLW.
 - Because of Willows-Glenn County Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Willows-Glenn County 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.
 - The furthest airport from Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,255 miles (18,114 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - Willows-Glenn County Airport covers an area of 320 acres at an elevation of 141 feet above mean sea level.
 
