Nonstop flight route between Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Koliganek, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Koliganek Airport (KGK), Koliganek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,809 miles (or 7,740 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 Koliganek 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 Koliganek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN):

• On 30 September 1993, most of Hahn Air Base was turned over to civil German authorities.
• Hahn is served by a number of private coach operators that run regular services to Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Luxembourg and a number of other cities in western Germany and the region.
• Ryanair announced the cancellation and reduction of several routes for summer 2014 as three of nine based aircraft are removed.
• The closest airport to Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of HHN.
• During the Cold War Frankfurt–Hahn Airport was a frontline NATO facility known as Hahn Air Base.
• In addition to being known as "Frankfurt–Hahn Airport", another name for HHN is "Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn".
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Koliganek Airport (KGK):

• The closest airport to Koliganek Airport (KGK) is New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of KGK.
• The furthest airport from Koliganek Airport (KGK) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Koliganek Airport's relatively low elevation of 269 feet, planes can take off or land at Koliganek 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.
• Koliganek Airport (KGK) currently has only 1 runway.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 481 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 606 enplanements in 2007.
• In addition to being known as "Koliganek Airport", other names for KGK include "Koliganek Airport (new location)" and "JZZ".