Nonstop flight route between Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Wadi Halfa, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF), Wadi Halfa, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,261 miles (or 3,639 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 Leipzig–Altenburg Airport and Wadi Halfa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOC / EDAC |
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Location: | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°58'50"N by 12°30'35"E |
Area Served: | Altenburg and Leipzig, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 640 feet (195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AOC |
More Information: | AOC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WHF / HWHF |
Airport Name: | Wadi Halfa Airport |
Location: | Wadi Halfa, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°48'1"N by 31°30'59"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WHF |
More Information: | WHF Maps & Info |
Facts about Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC):
- Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of AOC.
- Because of Leipzig–Altenburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 640 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig–Altenburg 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.
- As of January 2014 there are no scheduled services to and from Leipzig–Altenburg as Ryanair left in 2011 as the last remaining airline.
- The Soviet presence on the airfield ended in 1992 with the collapse of Communism and the radical redrawing of the political landscape which ensued.
- The furthest airport from Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Leipzig–Altenburg Airport", another name for AOC is "Flughafen Altenburg–Nobitz".
- Following the defeat of Germany, the airfield infrastructure was dismantled in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
- During World War II, the relative remoteness of Altenburg–Nobitz from the main theatres of war made the airfield an obvious location for Luftwaffe flying training in various forms.
Facts about Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF):
- Because of Wadi Halfa Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wadi Halfa 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 Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) is Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of WHF.
- The furthest airport from Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Wadi Halfa Airport (meaning Wadi Halfa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,710 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.