Nonstop flight route between Stuttgart, Germany and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS), Stuttgart, Germany and Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,436 miles (or 7,139 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 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Wilgrove Air Park, 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 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Wilgrove Air Park. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZWS / |
Airport Name: | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof |
Location: | Stuttgart, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'2"N by 9°10'54"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZWS |
More Information: | ZWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QWG / |
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Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°40'12"W |
Area Served: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Wilgrove Investments, LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 799 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QWG |
More Information: | QWG Maps & Info |
Facts about Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS):
- Due to increasing railway traffic, the first building was replaced by new construction in the same spot in the 1860s.
- Because of Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof 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 connected freight station, which featured a marshaling hump and rail brakes, was closed, due to both the reduction in freight traffic, and in preparation for the Stuttgart 21 project.
- The station building was constructed using reinforced concrete, which was then covered with roughly hewn shell limestone ashlar, sourced from the area around Crailsheim.
- The closest airport to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) is Stuttgart Airport (STR), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSE of ZWS.
- Plans for the controversial Stuttgart 21 project to convert the main line terminus station into an underground through station include the demolition of the side wings of the building, together with the elimination of the platforms, tracks, and apron of the terminus station.
- As part of the Stuttgart 21 project, the two wings were demolished.
- The furthest airport from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (meaning Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Under the station forecourt, the seven lines of the Stadtbahn traverse the 2nd underground floor.
Facts about Wilgrove Air Park (QWG):
- In addition to being known as "Wilgrove Air Park", another name for QWG is "8A6".
- Because of Wilgrove Air Park's relatively low elevation of 799 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilgrove Air Park 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 furthest airport from Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) is Concord Regional Airport (USA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) N of QWG.