Nonstop flight route between Roanoke, Virginia, United States and Nassau, Bahamas:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, United States and Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), Nassau, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 862 miles (or 1,387 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 relatively short distance between Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport and Lynden Pindling International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA):

• Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) has 2 runways.
• Originally 5,900 feet in length, an expansion to lengthen Runway 6/24 was originally envisioned in the 1970s.
• By 1934, American Airlines began service to Roanoke, but they later moved their operations to Lynchburg in 1937 due to the poor conditions in Roanoke.
• In addition to being known as "Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport", another name for ROA is "Woodrum Field".
• Landside facilities, or the facilities located outside the TSA security checkpoint, include check-in, car rental, baggage claim and a taxi hire.
• Local residents and businesses sometimes complain about the airport's limited number of non-stop flights and lack of low priced fares.
• The closest airport to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WSW of ROA.
• The furthest airport from Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS):

• Because of Lynden Pindling International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Lynden Pindling 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 furthest airport from Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,746 miles (18,903 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The redevelopment updated the airport facilities to world-class standards and expanded terminal capacity.
• Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) has 2 runways.
• Currently, the airport has 2 runways, more than 30 gates and 482,000 sq ft of terminal space.
• Lynden Pindling International Airport handled 3,000,000 passengers last year.
• The name of the airport was officially changed on 6 July 2006 in honour of The Right Honourable Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, first Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
• The closest airport to Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) is Andros Town Airport (ASD), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of NAS.