Nonstop flight route between Worland, Wyoming, United States and Patuxent River, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), Worland, Wyoming, United States and Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK), Patuxent River, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,677 miles (or 2,698 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 Worland Municipal Airport and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Worland Municipal Airport (WRL):

• † Great Lakes Airlines' flights to Denver stop in Cheyenne.
• Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,691 miles (17,205 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Worland Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,252 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WRL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WRL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) is Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of WRL.

Facts about Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK):

• Since the end of the Cold War, the Pentagon's Base Realignment and Closure measures have migrated research and testing facilities for both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to NAS Patuxent River from decommissioned bases.
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• During construction, housing needs far outstripped supply, and barracks were built for workers on the station.
• Because of Naval Air Station Patuxent River's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River 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.
• Situated on a peninsula between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patuxent River, NAS Patuxent River is located on 6,400 acres of what was once prime farmland, consisting of several large plantations, Mattapony, Susquehanna, and Cedar Point, as well as numerous tenant and sharecropper properties and a few clusters of vacation homes.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) is St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of NHK.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Patuxent River", other names for NHK include "Trapnell Field" and "KNHK - FAA: NHK".