Nonstop flight route between Zaragoza, Spain and Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), Zaragoza, Spain and Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV), Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,366 miles (or 7,026 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 Zaragoza Airport and Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport, 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 Zaragoza Airport and Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ):

• Zaragoza was one of three major USAF Cold War airbases in Spain, the others being Torrejón Air Base near Madrid and Morón Air Base near Seville.
• Zaragoza was chosen as a NASA Space Shuttle TAL site due to its long runway, which needs be longer than 7,500 feet, and its pleasant weather.
• In addition to being known as "Zaragoza Airport", another name for ZAZ is "Aeropuerto de Zaragoza".
• Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) has 2 runways.
• During the Cold War, the United States Air Force used the facility as Zaragoza Air Base.
• Because of Zaragoza Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NE of ZAZ.
• The furthest airport from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Zaragoza Airport (meaning Zaragoza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.

Facts about Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV):

• Established in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,134 miles (17,918 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrenceville–Vincennes 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 closest airport to Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) is O'Neal Airport (OEA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of LWV.