Nonstop flight route between Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas and Dresden, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inagua Airport (IGA), Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas and Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,992 miles (or 8,033 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 Inagua Airport and Dresden 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 Inagua Airport and Dresden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IGA / MYIG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°58'30"N by 73°40'0"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IGA | 
| More Information: | IGA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRS / EDDC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Dresden, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Dresden, Germany | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DRS | 
| More Information: | DRS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Inagua Airport (IGA):
- Inagua Airport (IGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Inagua Airport", another name for IGA is "Matthew Town Airport".
- Because of Inagua Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Inagua 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 closest airport to Inagua Airport (IGA) is Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of IGA.
- The furthest airport from Inagua Airport (IGA) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):
- In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
- In 2001 the current terminal was added.
- Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden.
- Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Dresden Airport is situated some 9 km north of the centre of Dresden.
- The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
- Because of Dresden Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Dresden 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 Dresden Airport (DRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.




