Nonstop flight route between Athens, Georgia, United States and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN), Athens, Georgia, United States and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,465 miles (or 7,186 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 Athens Ben Epps Airport and Bitburg 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 Athens Ben Epps Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHN / KAHN |
Airport Name: | Athens Ben Epps Airport |
Location: | Athens, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'54"N by 83°19'35"W |
Area Served: | Athens, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | Clarke County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHN |
More Information: | AHN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
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Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN):
- Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) has 2 runways.
- The Falcon Aviation Academy flight school is based at the airport.
- The closest airport to Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) is Barrow County Airport (WDR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of AHN.
- Athens/Ben Epps Airport covers an area of 425 acres at an elevation of 808 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Athens Ben Epps Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Athens Ben Epps 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.
- The furthest airport from Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,382 miles (18,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- There are no scheduled services to and from Bitburg Airport.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- Prior to its current civilian usage, Bitburg Air Base was a front-line NATO base during the Cold War.