Nonstop flight route between Currie, Tasmania, Australia and Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Island Airport (KNS), Currie, Tasmania, Australia and Lübeck Airport (LBC), Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,076 miles (or 16,216 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 King Island Airport and Lübeck 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 King Island Airport and Lübeck Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNS / YKII |
Airport Name: | King Island Airport |
Location: | Currie, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E |
Area Served: | King Island |
Operator/Owner: | King Island Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNS |
More Information: | KNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBC / EDHL |
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Location: | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°48'19"N by 10°43'9"E |
Area Served: | Lübeck, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Lübeck GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBC |
More Information: | LBC Maps & Info |
Facts about King Island Airport (KNS):
- Because of King Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at King Island 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.
- The closest airport to King Island Airport (KNS) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SE of KNS.
- The furthest airport from King Island Airport (KNS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to King Island Airport (meaning King Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,586 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- King Island Airport (KNS) has 3 runways.
Facts about Lübeck Airport (LBC):
- Lübeck Airport (LBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lübeck Airport is a minor international airport in Germany located 8 km south of Lübeck, the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, and 54 km northeast of Hamburg.
- Lübeck Airport handled 537,835 passengers last year.
- The local bus line 6 runs every 20 minutes and connects the airport with Lübeck's main bus station/ZOB.
- The furthest airport from Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Lübeck Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Lübeck 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.
- The closest airport to Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Hamburg Airport (HAM), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of LBC.
- A new ILS CAT II system went operational in February 2014 allowing planes to operate at the airport in more difficult weather conditions.
- In addition to being known as "Lübeck Airport", another name for LBC is "Flughafen Lübeck".