Nonstop flight route between Manteo, North Carolina, United States and Akureyri, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), Manteo, North Carolina, United States and Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,075 miles (or 4,948 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 Dare County Regional Airport and Akureyri 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 Dare County Regional Airport and Akureyri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEO / KMQI |
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| Location: | Manteo, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'8"N by 75°41'44"W |
| Area Served: | Manteo, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Dare County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEO |
| More Information: | MEO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
| Area Served: | Akureyri |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Dare County Regional Airport (MEO):
- Since the early 40's Dare County has been served by a small private airport.
- In addition to being known as "Dare County Regional Airport", another name for MEO is "MQI".
- The closest airport to Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) is First Flight Airport (FFA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of MEO.
- The furthest airport from Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Dare County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dare County Regional 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.
- Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) has 2 runways.
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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.
- In the future, Isavia plans to expand the passenger terminal and ramp area.
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- Furthermore there are occasional charter flights.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In 2008, Norlandair was founded, which serves destinations in north-eastern Iceland in cooperation with Air Iceland and various charter flights to Greenland.
- In 1952, Loftleiðir decided to cease domestic flights and to concentrate on international flights to Europe and North America.
