Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,424 miles (or 7,120 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 Louisville International Airport and Fritzlar 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 Louisville International Airport and Fritzlar 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: | SDF / KSDF |
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Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRZ / ETHF |
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Location: | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'0"N by 9°17'13"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 566 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRZ |
More Information: | FRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- When Louisville International Airport was built by the U.S.
- In addition to commercial air traffic there is a significant amount of general aviation activity at Louisville International Airport, for business travel and other purposes.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Until around 1947 Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville International 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.
- UPS Airlines is currently the airport's largest operator.
Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):
- Construction of the airfield began in September 1935, although the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany to have an air force.
- Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
- Between September 1944 and March 1945 the III.
- Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
- The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.