Nonstop flight route between Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States and Odense, Denmark:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States and Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), Odense, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,230 miles (or 6,808 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 Smith Reynolds Airport and Hans Christian Andersen 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 Smith Reynolds Airport and Hans Christian Andersen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Smith Reynolds Airport (INT):

• In 1940, Charles Norfleet, the president of the Airport Commission, contacted Eastern Airlines, requesting them to begin servicing Miller Airport.
• CAP is chartered by the US Congress to teach Aerospace Education to the general public and specifically to members of CAP.
• The question of an airmail route and an airport for Winston-Salem was decided in the 1920s when land west of Greensboro was selected over a Winston-Salem tract, and Winston-Salem withdrew from the Tri-city Airport Commission.
• Because of Smith Reynolds Airport's relatively low elevation of 969 feet, planes can take off or land at Smith Reynolds 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 Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) is Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) E of INT.
• The furthest airport from Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,558 miles (18,600 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Smith Reynolds Airport is home to the Winston Salem Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol.
• Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) has 2 runways.
• By 1953 Piedmont Airlines employed over 680 people and grossed over $5.3 million in gross revenue by covering almost 3,000 miles on its route system.

Facts about Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE):

• In addition to being known as "Hans Christian Andersen Airport", another name for ODE is "Odense Lufthavn".
• Hans Christian Andersen Airport is a small airport servicing the Danish city of Odense.
• The furthest airport from Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSW of ODE.
• Because of Hans Christian Andersen Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Hans Christian Andersen 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.
• Government operations of the airport were suspended in 1998, and operations were continued as a limited company operated by Funen County and the municipalities of Odense, Bogense, Munkebo, Søndersø, and Otterup.
• In 2000, a joint venture was established with Plane Station Denmark A/S for operating the facility.