Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO), Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,738 miles (or 7,626 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Stillwater Regional 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Stillwater Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):

• Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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.
• Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
• In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
• In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
• The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.

Facts about Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO):

• Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) has 2 runways.
• Stillwater Regional Airport is in Payne County, Oklahoma, three miles northwest of Stillwater, which owns it.
• After World War II the airfield was one of six locations in the nation that stored surplus bombers, fighters, trainers, and transports.
• In addition to being known as "Stillwater Regional Airport", another name for SWO is "Searcy Field".
• One of the aircraft processed through Stillwater - and purchased by Mantz - was B-17 41-24577 "Hells Angels," which was the first B-17 to complete 25 missions.
• The airport covers 1,571 acres at an elevation of 1,000 feet.
• The furthest airport from Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) is Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of SWO.