Nonstop flight route between Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire and Nordholz, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK), Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire and Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,332 miles (or 5,362 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 Yamoussoukro Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase, 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 Yamoussoukro Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK):

• The furthest airport from Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yamoussoukro Airport (meaning Yamoussoukro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,105 miles (19,481 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
• Because of Yamoussoukro Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamoussoukro 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.
• Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Dimbokro Airport (DIM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of ASK.

Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):

• In 1959 construction of the current airbase began.
• Flying returned to Nordholz in 1938, when the Luftwaffe decided to rebuild the airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
• Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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 closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
• Nordholz currently operates a mix of Lockheed P-3C Orions, Mk88A Sea Lynx, Mk41 Sea King and the Dornier Do 228NG.
• The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• MFG 3 was left as the only unit at Nordholz, when the final two Noratlas of "Passon" left the airbase in 1981.