Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Ibiza, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ), Ibiza, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,098 miles (or 6,595 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 Langley Field and Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza, 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 Langley Field and Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority for the United States or allied armed forces.
• On 1 October 2010, Langley Field was joined with Fort Eustis to become Joint Base Langley–Eustis.
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
• AAF Antisubmarine Command
• In 1917, the new proving ground was designated Langley Field for one of America's early air pioneers, Samuel Pierpont Langley.

Facts about Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ):

• Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza 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.
• Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza handled 5,726,581 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of IBZ.
• The furthest airport from Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (meaning Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• It was not until 1958 that work commenced to re-open the airport in reaction to the rapid development of the tourist market in the Balearic Islands, particularly in neighbouring Majorca.