Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eppley Airfield (OMA), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,522 miles (or 7,277 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 Eppley Airfield and Kiel Holtenau 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 Eppley Airfield and Kiel Holtenau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OMA / KOMA |
Airport Name: | Eppley Airfield |
Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°18'4"N by 95°53'43"W |
Area Served: | Eastern Nebraska, western Iowa |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMA |
More Information: | OMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEL / EDHK |
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Location: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E |
Area Served: | Kiel, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | State of Schleswig-Holstein (55%) City of Kiel (45%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEL |
More Information: | KEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Eppley Airfield (OMA):
- Because of Eppley Airfield's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Eppley Airfield 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.
- Eppley on June 16, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River floods
- Midwest Airlines established a focus city at Eppley Airfield, which has expanded since that airline's merger with Frontier Airlines.
- Eppley Airfield (OMA) has 3 runways.
- Eppley Airfield handled 4,000,000 passengers last year.
- The airport is northeast of downtown Omaha in east Omaha.
- View of Eppley Airfield and Downtown Omaha
- The closest airport to Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of OMA.
- The South Terminal houses ticketing, baggage claim and security screening for airlines served by Concourse A, as well as half of the rental car counters.
- The furthest airport from Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):
- Further, German Air Force aircraft operating as fake targets for practice depart from Kiel Airport.
- However, use of the airport declined in the following years as more and more scheduled flight routes were discontinued.
- The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
- In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
- Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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 furthest airport from Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- There are currently no scheduled services to and from Kiel Airport.
- Its taxiways were extended in 1963, a first terminal was built in 1965.
- Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.