Nonstop flight route between Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tho Xuan Airport (THD), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,553 miles (or 8,936 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THD / |
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Location: | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°54'6"N by 105°28'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Vietnam People's Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military, planned for civilian use in 2013 |
View all routes: | Routes from THD |
More Information: | THD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | NATO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Tho Xuan Airport (THD):
- The furthest airport from Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Ilo Airport (ILQ), which is nearly antipodal to Tho Xuan Airport (meaning Tho Xuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ilo Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,599 kilometers) away in Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Vinh Airport (VII), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) S of THD.
- In addition to being known as "Tho Xuan Airport", other names for THD include "THD[1]" and "VV01[verification needed]".
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- Flying operations at Geilenkirchen ended in January 1968 and the installation was handed over to the German Air Force in March 1968.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is located in the Federal Republic of Germany, near the village of Teveren and six kilometers west of the town of Geilenkirchen.
- Major construction on the base initially included a new 3,000-metre runway with a width of 45 metres, as well as aprons and taxiways, a control tower, an Information Technology Wing building, on-base accommodation and major renovation of the four existing hangars.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.
- Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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 E-3A Component directly employs more than 3,000 personnel at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen and therefore has a significant economic impact in the surrounding communities.
- The E-3A Component is NATO's first operational flying unit with multinational manning.