Nonstop flight route between Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Dazhou, Sichuan, China:
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A direct, nonstop flight between NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), Dazhou, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,032 miles (or 8,099 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 NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component and Dazhou Heshi Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | NATO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAX / ZUDX |
Airport Name: | Dazhou Heshi Airport |
Location: | Dazhou, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°7'51"N by 107°25'48"E |
Area Served: | Dazhou |
View all routes: | Routes from DAX |
More Information: | DAX Maps & Info |
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- An Economic Impact Study compiled by the NATO E-3A Component shows a 2008 economic impact of 275.8 million euro within a 200-kilometer radius of the base.
- Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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.
- Following NATO’s decision to establish the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force program and to make the base near Teveren the Main Operating Base of the E3A Component, a major construction program was started in 1980 to modify the operational and support facilities.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The E-3A Component is NATO's first operational flying unit with multinational manning.
- The furthest airport from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.
- Since that time, most of the buildings on base have been renovated to present day standards and several new buildings have been erected.
Facts about Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX):
- The closest airport to Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) is Liangping Airport (LIA), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SE of DAX.
- The furthest airport from Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Dazhou Heshi Airport (meaning Dazhou Heshi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.