Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,143 miles (or 6,667 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 Sylt Airport and Albert J. Ellis 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 Sylt Airport and Albert J. Ellis Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
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Location: | Westerland, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E |
Area Served: | Sylt, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWT |
More Information: | GWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAJ / KOAJ |
Airport Name: | Albert J. Ellis Airport |
Location: | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°49'45"N by 77°36'43"W |
Area Served: | Eastern North Carolina including Onslow, Pender, Carteret, Jones and Duplin Counties |
Operator/Owner: | Onslow County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAJ |
More Information: | OAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
- In 1990 Sylt Airport received new technical equipment as well as new passenger facilities.
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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.
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ):
- Because of Albert J. Ellis Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Albert J. Ellis 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.
- Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines operates CRJ-100/200s and CRJ 700s.
- The closest airport to Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of OAJ.
- In 2013 the Airport began construction on a 2-story 67,000 sf replacement passenger terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,710 miles (18,845 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.