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GWW Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWW / EDBG |
| Airport Name: | Royal Air Force Station Gatow |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | formerly: Ministry of Defence, now: Bundeswehr |
| Airport Type: | Military (airport no longer in operation) |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWW |
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Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- The closest airport to Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GWW.
- The closest military neighbour to RAF Gatow was a tank unit of the National People's Army of East Germany.
- The novel Air Bridge by Hammond Innes is partially set in RAF Gatow at the time of the Berlin Airlift, and is notable for its accurate descriptions of the Station, including corridors and rooms within it.
- Late April 1945, towards the end of World War II in Europe, the airfield was occupied by the advancing Red Army.
- The furthest airport from Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Royal Air Force Station Gatow's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Royal Air Force Station Gatow 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.
- Alongside the Royal Air Force and various British civil aviation companies, the United States Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the South African Air Force all flew supplies into RAF Gatow during the Airlift.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.62 miles (13.88 km) NE | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany |    |
| 2 | 11.09 miles (17.85 km) E | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 17.42 miles (28.04 km) ESE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 71.56 miles (115.16 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 78.23 miles (125.90 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 82.12 miles (132.15 km) SSW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 7 | 84.49 miles (135.97 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 8 | 86.79 miles (139.68 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 9 | 96.42 miles (155.17 km) SSE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 10 | 105.72 miles (170.13 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 11 | 105.92 miles (170.46 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 12 | 106.10 miles (170.75 km) NE | Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 13 | 106.66 miles (171.65 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 14 | 114.76 miles (184.69 km) E | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 15 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) N | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,693.78 miles (18,819.27 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,312.95 miles (18,206.39 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,311.87 miles (18,204.64 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,305.68 miles (18,194.68 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,296.12 miles (18,179.29 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,295.61 miles (18,178.48 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,294.13 miles (18,176.09 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,290.27 miles (18,169.88 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,284.25 miles (18,160.20 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,268.64 miles (18,135.07 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,261.16 miles (18,123.03 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,260.31 miles (18,121.67 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,258.63 miles (18,118.96 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,252.71 miles (18,109.43 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,252.59 miles (18,109.24 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |