Nonstop flight route between Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Tallinn, Estonia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Tallinn Airport (TLL), Tallinn, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,556 miles (or 7,332 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Tallinn 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Tallinn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):

• Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham 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.
• The new Raleigh–Durham Airport opened on May 1, 1943 with flights by Eastern Airlines.
• The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
• Raleigh–Durham International Airport is a public international airport 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in Wake County, North Carolina.
• Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
• The airport has implemented the most ambitious expansion in its history, begun in 2006 and completed in January 2011.
• RDU's post-hub years have brought the addition of several new carriers.
• The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• After deregulation Allegheny Airlines arrived in 1979 and by 1985 Trans World Airlines, American Airlines, Ozark, People Express, New York Air, and Pan Am had all put in appearances.

Facts about Tallinn Airport (TLL):

• Tallinn Airport or Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, formerly Ülemiste Airport, is the largest airport in Estonia and home base of the national airline Estonian Air.
• On 20 March 2013 the airport authorities announced a public procurement for constructing a new hangar complex.
• Regular flights with jet aircraft began on 2 October 1962 with a maiden passenger flight from Moscow for then newest Soviet airliner Tu-124.
• The airport has a single asphalt-concrete runway that is 3070 metres long and 45 metres wide, five taxiways and fourteen terminal gates.
• Tallinn Airport (TLL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tallinn Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Tallinn 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.
• The construction works of the first cargo terminal, located in the middle of future cargo area on the north side of the airport, were carried out from September 1997 until March 1998.
• In addition to being known as "Tallinn Airport", another name for TLL is "Tallinna lennujaam".
• The closest airport to Tallinn Airport (TLL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) N of TLL.
• According to Erik Sakkov, board member of Tallinn Airport, the future plans include expanding the runway by 600–700 metres to serve regular long-haul flights, also building of a brand-new taxiway, new storage facilities, a new point-to-point terminal and expansion of the existing passenger terminal, so it can serve arriving and departing passengers on two different levels.
• There are three bus stops at the terminal, which are located on level 0 in front of the arrivals area.
• There are one passenger terminal and four cargo terminals at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Tallinn Airport (TLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.