Nonstop flight route between Sauðárkrókur, Iceland and Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(65°43'54"N by 19°34'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°56'39"N by 77°27'20"W)
Distance from SAK to IAD:
2,902.95 miles (4,671.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK), Sauðárkrókur, Iceland and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,903 miles (or 4,672 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 Sauðárkrókur Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAK / BIKR |
| Airport Name: | Sauðárkrókur Airport |
| Location: | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°43'54"N by 19°34'22"W |
| Area Served: | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAK |
| More Information: | SAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAD / KIAD |
| Airport Name: | Washington Dulles International Airport |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°56'39"N by 77°27'20"W |
| Area Served: | Washington metropolitan area |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 313 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAD |
| More Information: | IAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK):
- The furthest airport from Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,105 miles (17,872 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sauðárkrókur Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Sauðárkrókur 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 closest airport to Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) is Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of SAK.
Facts about Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):
- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has begun to gradually phase out the mobile lounge system for inter-terminal passenger movements in favor of the AeroTrain, an underground people mover which currently operates to Concourses A, B and C, and a pedestrian walkway system.
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) has 5 runways.
- Because of Washington Dulles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 313 feet, planes can take off or land at Washington Dulles 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 civil engineering firm Ammann and Whitney was named lead contractor.
- The closest airport to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of IAD.
- The furthest airport from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,659 miles (18,763 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- A new train system, dubbed AeroTrain and developed by Mitsubishi, began in 2010 to transport passengers between the concourses and the main terminal.
- Dulles is accessible via the Dulles Access Road/Dulles Greenway and State Route 28.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.35 miles (53.66 km) NNE | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland |     |
| 2 | 42.94 miles (69.11 km) E | Akureyri Airport (AEY) | Akureyri, Iceland | |
| 3 | 52.83 miles (85.01 km) WNW | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 4 | 62.59 miles (100.73 km) ENE | Húsavík Airport (HZK) | Húsavík, Iceland | |
| 5 | 71.11 miles (114.45 km) NE | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 6 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) WNW | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 7 | 113.19 miles (182.15 km) W | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 8 | 123.82 miles (199.27 km) ENE | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 9 | 125.72 miles (202.32 km) W | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| 10 | 130.56 miles (210.12 km) SSW | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 11 | 134.10 miles (215.81 km) E | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 12 | 149.93 miles (241.29 km) SW | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| 13 | 151.29 miles (243.48 km) E | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 14 | 160.74 miles (258.69 km) S | Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | |
| 15 | 160.97 miles (259.06 km) SE | Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) | Höfn, Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,105.13 miles (17,871.93 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,070.25 miles (17,815.80 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,020.84 miles (17,736.28 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,979.74 miles (17,670.14 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,972.06 miles (17,657.77 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,954.53 miles (17,629.56 km) SSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,947.55 miles (17,618.33 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,947.33 miles (17,617.97 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,900.76 miles (17,543.03 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,884.37 miles (17,516.65 km) SSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,874.80 miles (17,501.25 km) SSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,867.89 miles (17,490.14 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,855.11 miles (17,469.57 km) SSW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,832.09 miles (17,432.51 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,795.41 miles (17,373.49 km) SSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.73 miles (17.26 km) NNW | Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 2 | 15.74 miles (25.34 km) SSW | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 15.74 miles (25.34 km) SSW | Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 21.68 miles (34.89 km) SE | Davison Army Airfield (DAA) | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 21.93 miles (35.30 km) NE | Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | |
| 6 | 23.37 miles (37.60 km) ESE | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States | |
| 7 | 24.67 miles (39.70 km) ESE | Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) | Washington, D.C., United States | |
| 8 | 28.77 miles (46.30 km) E | College Park Airport (CGS) | College Park, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 32.97 miles (53.07 km) N | Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) | Frederick, Maryland, United States | |
| 10 | 32.99 miles (53.10 km) ESE | Andrews Field (ADW) | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | |
| 11 | 38.63 miles (62.17 km) ENE | Tipton Airport (FME) | Odenton, Maryland, United States | |
| 12 | 39.44 miles (63.47 km) WNW | Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) | Winchester, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 42.45 miles (68.31 km) NW | Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 42.90 miles (69.05 km) W | Front Royal–Warren County Airport (FRR) | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 45.16 miles (72.68 km) ENE | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,658.57 miles (18,762.61 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,635.22 miles (18,725.03 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,617.39 miles (18,696.33 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,610.55 miles (18,685.33 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,563.85 miles (18,610.17 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,551.50 miles (18,590.29 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,550.99 miles (18,589.47 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,541.02 miles (18,573.43 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,522.36 miles (18,543.39 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,509.73 miles (18,523.07 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,449.38 miles (18,425.94 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,415.09 miles (18,370.76 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,408.12 miles (18,359.54 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,399.95 miles (18,346.40 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,330.97 miles (18,235.38 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |