Nonstop flight route between Louisa, Virginia, United States and Celle, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Louisa County Airport (LOW), Louisa, Virginia, United States and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,119 miles (or 6,628 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 Louisa County Airport and Celle 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 Louisa County Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Louisa County Airport (LOW):

• The furthest airport from Louisa County Airport (LOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,654 miles (18,756 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Louisa County Airport (LOW) is Orange County Airport (OMH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NNW of LOW.
• Louisa County Airport (LOW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Louisa County Airport's relatively low elevation of 493 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisa County 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.
• In addition to being known as "Louisa County Airport", other names for LOW include "Freeman Field" and "LKU".

Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):

• Due to the tense situation during the building of the Berlin Wall a small unit of the National Guard of the United States was stationed at Celle Air Base in 1961 in case of a second Berlin Airlift.
• Under British occupation metal plates were laid on the entire airfield in order to enable the landing of larger aircraft.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• After World War I the airfield was initially abandoned even though some flights took place in the 1920s.
• With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle 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.
• The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.