Nonstop flight route between Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia and Groton, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kärdla Airport (KDL), Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia and Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,992 miles (or 6,425 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 Kärdla Airport and Groton-New London 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 Kärdla Airport and Groton-New London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDL / EEKA | 
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| Location: | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°59'26"N by 22°49'50"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | SC Kärdla Airport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KDL | 
| More Information: | KDL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON | 
| Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport | 
| Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GON | 
| More Information: | GON Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kärdla Airport (KDL):
- Kärdla Airport opened in 1963.
 - The airport has annual Flight Days in the first weekend of August.
 - In addition to being known as "Kärdla Airport", another name for KDL is "Kärdla lennujaam".
 - Because of Kärdla Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kärdla 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 Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,109 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Kärdla Airport (KDL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kärdla Airport (KDL) is Kuressaare Airport (URE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSW of KDL.
 
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection, NewAir, Allegheny, Piedmont, and Pilgrim Airlines.
 - The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.
 - Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London 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.
 - Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
 - In March 1944, station personnel consisted of 87 officers and 678 enlisted men with barracks for 114 officers and 1,091 men.
 - The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
