Nonstop flight route between Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,746 miles (or 6,029 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 Frankfurt–Hahn Airport and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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 Frankfurt–Hahn Airport and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHN / EDFH |
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Location: | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'53"N by 7°15'51"E |
Area Served: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1649 feet (503 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHN |
More Information: | HHN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDR / KBDR |
Airport Name: | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport |
Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'47"N by 73°7'33"W |
Area Served: | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Operator/Owner: | City of Bridgeport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDR |
More Information: | BDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN):
- In addition to being known as "Frankfurt–Hahn Airport", another name for HHN is "Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn".
- Frankfurt–Hahn has a long runway of 3,800 metres in the direction of 03/21.
- Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the Cold War Frankfurt–Hahn Airport was a frontline NATO facility known as Hahn Air Base.
- Hahn is fairly well reachable by road, the nearest Autobahn connections are approximately 40 kilometres to the west or east.
- The furthest airport from Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of HHN.
- The German government decided to turn the former airfield into a civil airport.
Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):
- In June 2006 US Helicopter began scheduled flights to New York's Downtown Manhattan Heliport, continuing to John F.
- In the 1950s American Airlines stopped at Bridgeport, one Convair a day each way.
- The closest airport to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
- At one point in the 1980s the airport had three airlines, US Airways Express, Delta Connection, and Continental Connection, but service to the airport declined in the 1990s.
- Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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.
- Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally Avon Field, a racetrack where aircraft landed on the grass infield.
- The furthest airport from Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.