Nonstop flight route between Aachen, Germany and Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), Aachen, Germany and Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT), Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,290 miles (or 8,513 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 Crater Lake- Klamath Regional 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 Crater Lake- Klamath Regional 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 addition to being known as "Merzbrück Airfield", another name for AAH is "Flugplatz Merzbrück".
• 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.
• Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• There is no scheduled traffic at the airfield.
• With the outbreak of World War II, Merzbrück was used by the Luftwaffe, with IV./LG 1 and I./St.G.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT):

• The closest airport to Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) is Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNW of LMT.
• In addition to being known as "Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport", another name for LMT is "Kingsley Field".
• Because of Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LMT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LMT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) has 2 runways.
• As Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, the airport is the home of the Oregon Air National Guard's 173d Fighter Wing flying the F-15 Eagle.
• SkyWest Embraer EMB-120s were now the only airliners at LMT.
• The furthest airport from Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,090 miles (17,847 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1928 the citizens of Klamath Falls approved the sale of $50,000 worth of bonds to build Klamath Falls Municipal Airport.