Nonstop flight route between Nyköping, Sweden and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO), Nyköping, Sweden and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,106 miles (or 6,607 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 Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO):

• An airbase during the Second World War, the airport was used as a military airport until 1980, when it was taken out of service.
• In addition to being known as "Stockholm Skavsta Airport", another name for NYO is "Stockholm Skavsta flygplats".
• The closest airport to Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) is Norrköping Airport (NRK), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of NYO.
• The local railway station in Nyköping is 7 kilometres away.
• Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,257 miles (18,116 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Stockholm Skavsta Airport's relatively low elevation of 140 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockholm Skavsta 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.

Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• The Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
• After the attacks, the airport was closed for several weeks, and security was tightened when it reopened.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington 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.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Ronand Reagan Washington National Airport station on the Washington Metro, serving the Yellow and Blue lines, is located on an elevated outdoor platform station adjacent to Terminals B and C.
• The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• The airport opened June 16, 1941.
• Other than 40 slot exemptions, flights into and out of DCA are not allowed to exceed 1,250 statute miles in any direction nonstop, in an effort to send air traffic to the larger but more distant Washington Dulles International Airport.
• Reagan National Airport has noise restrictions that are some of the most restrictive in the country.