Nonstop flight route between Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,731 miles (or 7,613 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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport and Fritzlar Air 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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport and Fritzlar Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRI / KGRI |
Airport Name: | Central Nebraska Regional Airport |
Location: | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W |
Area Served: | Grand Island, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Hall County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1847 feet (563 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRI |
More Information: | GRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRZ / ETHF |
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Location: | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'0"N by 9°17'13"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 566 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRZ |
More Information: | FRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):
- The furthest airport from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,617 miles (17,087 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GRI.
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) has 2 runways.
Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):
- In October 1956 the barracks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and renamed Flugplatz Kaserne.
- In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
- The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Construction of the airfield began in September 1935, although the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany to have an air force.
- In 1946 parts of the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment were based at Fritzlar Kaserne.
- The bombing of the Eder Dam on 17 May 1943 had no significant effect on the production lines.
- Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
- Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar Air Base 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.