Nonstop flight route between Little Rock, Arkansas, United States and Sion, Switzerland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), Little Rock, Arkansas, United States and Sion Airport (SIR), Sion, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,942 miles (or 7,953 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 Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport and Sion 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 Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport and Sion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT):

• Because of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Bill and Hillary Clinton National 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.
• American Airlines was the first airline to serve Little Rock when it first landed at Adams Field in June 1931.
• The furthest airport from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,882 miles (17,512 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) is Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) NNE of LIT.
• In addition to being known as "Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport", another name for LIT is "Adams Field".
• Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport handled 2,255,109 passengers last year.
• Clinton National Airport covers 2,000 acres at an elevation of 266 feet above mean sea level.
• Clinton National Airport, officially Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field, is a public use airport two miles east of Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States.
• Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) has 3 runways.
• Adams Field is named after Captain George Geyer Adams, 154th Observation Squadron, Arkansas National Guard, who was killed in the line of duty on September 4, 1937.
• In August 2008 the airport approved a plan to renovate the terminal over a 15-year period.

Facts about Sion Airport (SIR):

• The furthest airport from Sion Airport (SIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sion Airport (meaning Sion Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Sion Airport", other names for SIR include "Aéroport de Sion" and "LSGS /LSMS".
• Sion Airport (SIR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Sion Airport (SIR) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) S of SIR.