Nonstop flight route between Jauja, Peru and Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), Jauja, Peru and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,507 miles (or 5,644 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 Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport and Washington Dulles International 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 Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU):

• Because of Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport's high elevation of 11,034 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) W of JAU.
• The furthest airport from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) is Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH), which is nearly antipodal to Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (meaning Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phnom Penh International Airport), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Facts about Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):

• In September 2009, a 121,700 square feet central Transportation Security Administration checkpoint was added on a new security mezzanine level of the main terminal.
• 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.
• Under the development plan, future phases would see the addition of several new midfield concourses and a new south terminal.
• Dulles is accessible via the Dulles Access Road/Dulles Greenway and State Route 28.
• 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.
• 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.
• Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) has 5 runways.
• 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.