Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Futuna Airport (FTA), Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,917 miles (or 15,959 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 Celle Air Base and Futuna 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 Celle Air Base and Futuna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTA / NVVF |
Airport Name: | Futuna Airport |
Location: | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°30'59"S by 170°13'54"E |
Area Served: | Futuna, Taféa, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from FTA |
More Information: | FTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- The unit being stationed the longest at Celle was the Heeresfliegerstaffel 7.
- Celle Air Base is a military airbase of the German Army.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1910 flight trials were undertaken on the Scheuener Heide, a heath north of the river Aller.
- After exhaustive construction works, during which the boggy terrain was drained by creating several ditches, the flying school entered service in 1934.
- 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.
- With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.
- On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
- Next to the road leading to Celle Air Base, a monument in memory of the support given by Celle to the Berlin Airlift was erected by the city of Celle in 1988.
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- 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.
- In the course of time, the type of aircraft stationed at Celle became larger and larger and crews were trained on almost all current military aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
Facts about Futuna Airport (FTA):
- The furthest airport from Futuna Airport (FTA) is Tichitt Airport (THI), which is nearly antipodal to Futuna Airport (meaning Futuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tichitt Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,894 kilometers) away in Tichitt, Mauritania.
- The closest airport to Futuna Airport (FTA) is Aniwa Airport (AWD), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) WNW of FTA.