Nonstop flight route between Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States and Salina, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States and Salina Regional Airport (SLN), Salina, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,084 miles (or 1,745 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 Washington Dulles International Airport and Salina Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):

• At the end of World War II, growth in aviation and in the Washington metropolitan area led Congress to pass the Washington Airport Act of 1950, providing federal backing for a second airport.
• Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) has 5 runways.
• Conceived in early planning sessions in 1959, Dulles is one of the few remaining airports to use the mobile lounge for boarding and disembarkation from aircraft, and to transfer passengers between the midfield concourses and to and from the main terminal building.
• Because of Washington Dulles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 313 feet, planes can take off or land at Washington Dulles International 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 Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,659 miles (18,763 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Since many major domestic and international airlines have a large presence at Washington Dulles, there are several airline lounges in active operation there.
• The closest airport to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of IAD.
• By the 1980s, the original design, which had mobile lounges meet each plane, was no longer well-suited to Dulles' role as a hub airport.

Facts about Salina Regional Airport (SLN):

• The furthest airport from Salina Regional Airport (SLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,701 miles (17,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 5,170 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,868 in 2009 and 3,144 in 2010.
• Salina Regional Airport covers 2,862 acres at an elevation of 1,288 feet above mean sea level.
• Salina Regional Airport (SLN) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Salina Regional Airport (SLN) is Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of SLN.
• The airport was the takeoff and landing point for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, flown by Steve Fossett in the first nonstop, non-refueled solo circumnavigation of the earth from February 28 to March 3, 2005.
• Being just about the middle of the USA, many corporate and private jets stop here to fuel and allow passengers to, 'stretch their legs'.
• Salina Regional Airport is the home of the Kansas State University - Salina flight department.