Nonstop flight route between Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania and Des Moines, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania and Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,418 miles (or 8,720 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 Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport and Des Moines International 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 Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport and Des Moines International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP):

• The furthest airport from Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International 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.
• Construction of the M6 line will start in 2014, connecting Henri Coanda Intl.
• In addition to being known as "Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport", another name for OTP is "Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă".
• A direct train service to the main railway station, Gara de Nord, runs from the Airport railway station, about 900 m from the airport.
• The closest airport to Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) S of OTP.
• Henri Coandă International Airport serves as headquarters for TAROM, the country's national airline, and Țiriac Air.
• In August 1969, when President Nixon of the United States visited Romania, a VIP lounge was inaugurated.
• The airport's facilities consist of a single terminal with two main buildings.
• Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport handled 7,643,467 passengers last year.
• Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) has 2 runways.

Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):

• On December 2, 1978, Douglas C-47A N41447 of SMB Stage Line crashed short of the runway while on a cargo flight from Chicago, Illinois.
• On March 13, 2008, an Atlanta-bound ASA flight was delayed more than five hours when a mouse was discovered shortly before take-off from DSM.
• Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
• During the 1920s the Des Moines area had several small private airports for general aviation and airmail.
• In 2012, the airport had 1,038,484 enplanementsFederal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 919,990 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 853,596 in 2009 and 932,828 in 2011.
• Interior renovation work began in 2009 on the airport and concluded in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines International 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.
• This airport is in in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.