Nonstop flight route between Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States and Celle, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flabob Airport (RIR), Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,671 miles (or 9,126 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 Flabob 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 Flabob Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIR / KRIR |
Airport Name: | Flabob Airport |
Location: | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'20"N by 117°24'35"W |
Area Served: | Riverside, California |
Operator/Owner: | Flabob Inc. 4130 Mennes Ave, Riverside, CA 92509 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 764 feet (233 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIR |
More Information: | RIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
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Location: | Celle, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZCN |
More Information: | ZCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Flabob Airport (RIR):
- The furthest airport from Flabob Airport (RIR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 40,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 109 per day.
- The closest airport to Flabob Airport (RIR) is Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SW of RIR.
- Because of Flabob Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Flabob 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.
- Flabob Airport (RIR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- 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.
- Without having suffered any serious damage the air base was surrendered by a German NCO to the British Army on 11 April 1945.
- After World War I the airfield was initially abandoned even though some flights took place in the 1920s.
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- 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.
- After having been taken over by British forces, it came under the control of the Royal Air Force Germany and was renamed RAF Station Celle.
- Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the airfield was again used exclusively by British Forces.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.