Nonstop flight route between Waco, Texas, United States and Kassel, Hesse, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waco Regional Airport (ACT), Waco, Texas, United States and Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), Kassel, Hesse, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,186 miles (or 8,346 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 Waco Regional Airport and Kassel Calden 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 Waco Regional Airport and Kassel Calden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Waco Regional Airport (ACT):

• The closest airport to Waco Regional Airport (ACT) is TSTC Waco Airport (CNW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of ACT.
• In addition to being known as "Waco Regional Airport", another name for ACT is "Blackland AAF".
• The airport is a 20-25 minute drive to Downtown Waco and the Baylor University Campus.
• The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force as a pilot training airfield, and was activated on 2 July 1942.
• Because of Waco Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 516 feet, planes can take off or land at Waco Regional 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.
• Waco Regional Airport (ACT) has 2 runways.
• Airline flights began in the 1940s.
• The furthest airport from Waco Regional Airport (ACT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Flying training at the airfield ended on 4 February 1945 and it became a sub-base of Waco Army Airfield.

Facts about Kassel Calden Airport (KSF):

• Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KSF.
• In addition to being known as "Kassel Calden Airport", another name for KSF is "Flughafen Kassel-Calden".
• Kassel Calden Airport can be reached via the federal highway B7 which is itself connected to motorway A7.
• Kassel Calden Airport is a minor international airport serving the German city of Kassel in the state of Hesse.
• The furthest airport from Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,845 miles (19,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Germania announced that their service to Palma de Mallorca will resume in the 2014 summer season.
• Because of Kassel Calden Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Kassel Calden 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.
• Built on farmland, 908 ft ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg, the airport was opened on 11 July 1970.