Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Ghriss, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Ghriss Airport (MUW), Ghriss, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,295 miles (or 2,084 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 relatively short distance between Celle Air Base and Ghriss Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MUW / DAOV |
Airport Name: | Ghriss Airport |
Location: | Ghriss, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'27"N by 0°8'49"E |
Area Served: | Mascara, Algeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1686 feet (514 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUW |
More Information: | MUW Maps & Info |
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- At the beginning of the airlift a total of 600 tons of freight were transported into the besieged city which increased to 1000 tons of coal and food each day in the spring of 1949.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Between 1963 and 1981 Celle was home to a test squadron for unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters.
- 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.
- With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 prohibited the German Reich to have her own air force.
Facts about Ghriss Airport (MUW):
- The furthest airport from Ghriss Airport (MUW) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Ghriss Airport (meaning Ghriss Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,177 miles (19,598 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
- Ghriss Airport (MUW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ghriss Airport (MUW) is Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of MUW.