Nonstop flight route between Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tinian International Airport (TIQ), Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,140 miles (or 11,490 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 Tinian International Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Tinian International Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tinian International Airport (TIQ):

• In addition to being known as "Tinian International Airport", other names for TIQ include "West Tinian Airport" and "TNI".
• Tinian International Airport (TIQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tinian International Airport (TIQ) is Saipan International Airport (SPN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of TIQ.
• The furthest airport from Tinian International Airport (TIQ) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Tinian International Airport (meaning Tinian International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,136 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
• Because of Tinian International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinian 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.
• Tinian International Airport, also known as West Tinian Airport, is a public airport located on Tinian Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• During he 1960s, the regular scheduled services were restored.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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.
• On August 16, 1954, the Rijksluchtvaartschool – or National Aviation Academy in English – moved to the airport from Gilze-Rijen.
• The Canadians called the site "Finitocamp"
• The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
• In 1933, the airport's name was changed into "NV Luchthaven Eelde".