Nonstop flight route between Aachen, Germany and Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), Aachen, Germany and Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,885 miles (or 11,080 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 Merzbrück Airfield and Comodoro Pierrestegui 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 Merzbrück Airfield and Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Merzbrück Airfield (AAH):

• In January 1945, as a result of the Western Allied invasion of Germany, United States Army forces moved though the Aachen area and captured Merzbrück Airport about 29 January.
• After the war, the airport was used by the British Forces Germany and later by the Belgian Forces in Germany.
• The furthest airport from Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,937 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Merzbrück Airfield", another name for AAH is "Flugplatz Merzbrück".
• The closest airport to Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AAH.
• Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Merzbrück Airfield's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Merzbrück Airfield 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 airport was built about 1932 as a grass airfield, and throughout the 1930s was used by small light aircraft.

Facts about Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC):

• The closest airport to Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) is Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of COC.
• The furthest airport from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (meaning Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shanghai Pudong International Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,990 kilometers) away in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
• Because of Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport 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.
• Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport", another name for COC is "Aeropuerto de Concordia "Comodoro Pierrestegui"".