Nonstop flight route between Paderborn, Germany and Fishers Island, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), Paderborn, Germany and Elizabeth Field (FID), Fishers Island, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,707 miles (or 5,966 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 Paderborn Lippstadt Airport and Elizabeth Field, 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 Paderborn Lippstadt Airport and Elizabeth Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD):

• Because of Paderborn Lippstadt Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Paderborn Lippstadt 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.
• Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Paderborn Lippstadt Airport", another name for PAD is "Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt".
• A conference center with several conference rooms can be found at the airport and a hotel was opened there in October 2006.
• It came into being in 1971 as the Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbH, with 1.03 million passing through the airport in 2010.
• The closest airport to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) is RAF Gütersloh (GUT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of PAD.
• The furthest airport from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,849 miles (19,068 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Elizabeth Field (FID):

• Elizabeth Field (FID) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Elizabeth Field", another name for FID is "0B8".
• The closest airport to Elizabeth Field (FID) is Groton-New London Airport (GON), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) N of FID.
• The furthest airport from Elizabeth Field (FID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,987 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Located on the western end of Fishers Island, the airfield saw military use during World War II as part of Fort H.
• Because of Elizabeth Field's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth Field 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.