Nonstop flight route between Sheridan, Wyoming, United States and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheridan County Airport (SHR), Sheridan, Wyoming, United States and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,585 miles (or 2,551 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 Sheridan County Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Sheridan County Airport (SHR):

• Sheridan County Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.
• The furthest airport from Sheridan County Airport (SHR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,622 miles (17,094 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Bighorn Airways offers airplane and helicopter air charter service, as well as an aircraft repair and installation center.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 17,710 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 14,181 enplanements in 2009, and 14,146 in 2010.
• Because of Sheridan County Airport's high elevation of 4,021 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SHR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SHR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Sheridan County Airport (SHR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Sheridan County Airport (SHR) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SW of SHR.

Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• On March 23, 2011, the air traffic control supervisor on duty reportedly fell asleep during the night shift.
• The airport is southwest of Washington, D.C.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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.
• Originally the airport had no perimeter rule.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Until 1999, Runways 1/19 and 4/22 were designated 18/36 and 3/21.
• With the addition of more flights and limited space in the aging main terminal, the airport began an extensive renovation and expansion in the 1990s.