Nonstop flight route between Fletcher, North Carolina, United States and Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E)
Distance from AVL to HAJ:
4,412.80 miles (7,101.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Fletcher, North Carolina, United States and Hannover Airport (HAJ), Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,413 miles (or 7,102 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 Asheville Regional Airport and Hannover 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 Asheville Regional Airport and Hannover Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVL / KAVL |
| Airport Name: | Asheville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W |
| Area Served: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asheville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2165 feet (660 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVL |
| More Information: | AVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAJ / EDDV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E |
| Area Served: | Hannover, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 183 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAJ |
| More Information: | HAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Asheville Regional Airport (AVL):
- On July 19, 1967 Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 727, collided in mid-air with a Cessna 310 just south of the airport in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- The closest airport to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of AVL.
- The furthest airport from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On October 27, 2004, a Beechcraft Duke crashed about 0.8 of a mile off the departure end of Runway 34 after an apparent right engine failure, killing all 4 people on board.
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hannover Airport (HAJ):
- The closest airport to Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Celle Air Base (ZCN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of HAJ.
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) has 3 runways.
- TUIfly, which maintains a base at Hannover Airport, has dramatically reduced services in 2008 and 2009, and passed all its non-traditional holiday routes to Air Berlin late in 2009.
- As of November 2013 concourse A is closed for refurbishment scheduled until July 2014.
- The furthest airport from Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,776 miles (18,952 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Hannover Airport's relatively low elevation of 183 feet, planes can take off or land at Hannover 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hannover Airport", another name for HAJ is "Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.56 miles (66.89 km) SSE | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.21 miles (71.15 km) SSW | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) SSE | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 48.84 miles (78.60 km) SE | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.50 miles (87.70 km) NNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 56.29 miles (90.60 km) SSW | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 58.60 miles (94.31 km) ENE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.61 miles (100.75 km) WNW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 65.72 miles (105.76 km) S | Anderson Regional Airport (AND) | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) ENE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 69.43 miles (111.74 km) NW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 72.19 miles (116.18 km) N | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 14 | 72.24 miles (116.26 km) SW | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 84.87 miles (136.58 km) SSE | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,430.43 miles (18,395.45 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,410.22 miles (18,362.93 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,390.08 miles (18,330.52 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,376.01 miles (18,307.87 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,372.68 miles (18,302.51 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,357.65 miles (18,278.33 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,355.51 miles (18,274.88 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,347.44 miles (18,261.88 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,330.12 miles (18,234.02 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,314.48 miles (18,208.84 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,289.20 miles (18,168.16 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,283.48 miles (18,158.96 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,276.44 miles (18,147.63 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,276.35 miles (18,147.48 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,272.77 miles (18,141.73 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.79 miles (27.02 km) ENE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 2 | 55.26 miles (88.94 km) NW | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 3 | 69.12 miles (111.24 km) WSW | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 72.93 miles (117.37 km) S | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 5 | 73.98 miles (119.05 km) SW | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 6 | 74.54 miles (119.97 km) N | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 7 | 81.80 miles (131.64 km) N | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 8 | 84.53 miles (136.03 km) ESE | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 9 | 85.82 miles (138.11 km) NNW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 10 | 87.40 miles (140.65 km) WSW | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 94.42 miles (151.95 km) S | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 12 | 97.71 miles (157.24 km) W | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 13 | 99.80 miles (160.62 km) NNW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 14 | 102.30 miles (164.64 km) NNE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 15 | 109.62 miles (176.42 km) SW | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,775.96 miles (18,951.52 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,452.22 miles (18,430.51 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,447.59 miles (18,423.06 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,434.27 miles (18,401.62 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,427.01 miles (18,389.95 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,423.88 miles (18,384.90 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,418.46 miles (18,376.18 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,404.74 miles (18,354.10 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,403.10 miles (18,351.47 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,399.03 miles (18,344.92 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.75 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,391.10 miles (18,332.16 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,381.27 miles (18,316.33 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,379.55 miles (18,313.57 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,366.92 miles (18,293.24 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |