Nonstop flight route between Shiraz, Iran and Camp Springs, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shiraz International Airport (SYZ), Shiraz, Iran and Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,702 miles (or 10,786 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 Shiraz International Airport and Andrews Field, 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 Shiraz International Airport and Andrews Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Shiraz International Airport (SYZ):

• Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) is Bushehr Airport (BUZ), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) WSW of SYZ.
• In addition to being known as "Shiraz International Airport", another name for SYZ is "Shahid Dastghaib International Airport Tadayon Air Base".
• The furthest airport from Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Shiraz International Airport's high elevation of 4,920 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Shiraz International Airport consists of three terminals, with two Terminals for arrival and departure for International flights and one for Domestic flights.

Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):

• In the years since 1959, Andrews' flight operations and importance have increased greatly.
• Andrews transferred from the Army to the 1947 United States Air Force and Headquarters Command held command reins at Andrews from 1947 through 1952 and again after 1957.
• The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
• Andrews Air Force Base was designated on 24 June 1948, and in June 1950, Andrews rapidly became involved in combat readiness training for B-25 Mitchell medium bomber crews.
• In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.
• Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942.
• In October 1977, the 76th Airlift Division became the 76th Military Airlift Wing.
• Andrews Field was named on 7 February 1945 in honor of Lt Gen.
• When the body of assassinated President Kennedy arrived at Andrews from Dallas, Texas, at 6:08 pm on 22 November 1963, the air terminal was jammed with thousands of people, including the largest gathering of news media representatives ever assembled on Andrews AFB.
• The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Andrews Air Force Base is located at 38°48′13″N 76°52′17″W / 38.80361°N 76.87139°W / 38.80361.