Nonstop flight route between Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Needles, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roskilde Airport (RKE), Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), Needles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,451 miles (or 8,773 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 Roskilde Airport and Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield, 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 Roskilde Airport and Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Roskilde Airport (RKE):

• In addition to being known as "Roskilde Airport", other names for RKE include "Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde" and "Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde".
• The furthest airport from Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Roskilde Airport is planning an expansion of the runways and airport facilities to receive regular flights of low-cost international and charter operators, including aircraft types of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320-family sizes.
• Because of Roskilde Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Roskilde 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.
• Bus and train services from around the country to the nearby town of Roskilde are extensive, but bus services to and from the airport are infrequent due to its limited use, and the primary means of getting to/from the airport is by own car or taxi.
• Roskilde Airport (RKE) has 2 runways.
• A small Danish Air Force installation is located adjacent to the airport, called Flyvestation Skalstrup.
• The closest airport to Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of RKE.

Facts about Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED):

• Needles Airport is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, five miles south of Needles.
• The closest airport to Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) SE of EED.
• Because of Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 983 feet, planes can take off or land at Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield 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 furthest airport from Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In the year ending February 17, 2006 the airport had 10,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day.
• Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) has 2 runways.