Nonstop flight route between Eureka, Nunavut, Canada and Omaha, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), Eureka, Nunavut, Canada and Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,699 miles (or 4,343 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 Eureka Aerodrome and Offutt Air Force Base, 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 Eureka Aerodrome and Offutt Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eureka Aerodrome (YEU):

• Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Eureka Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 272 feet, planes can take off or land at Eureka Aerodrome 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 Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,881 miles (15,902 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) is Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ), which is located 250 miles (402 kilometers) S of YEU.

Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):

• To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Offutt AFB Defense Area and Nike-Hercules Surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1959.
• The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
• On 6 May 1924, the airfield was officially named "Offutt Field".
• The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
• The Air Force Weather Agency is headquartered at Offutt AFB.
• Production switched to B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in 1944, and 531 Superfortresses were produced before the end of World War II.