Nonstop flight route between Car Nicobar, India and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD), Car Nicobar, India and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,558 miles (or 8,944 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 Car Nicobar Air Force Base and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Car Nicobar Air Force Base and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD):

• The 37 Wing Air Force Station at Car Nicobar is spread over an area of 504 acres.
• Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Car Nicobar Air Force Base is located on Car Nicobar Island in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
• Because of Car Nicobar Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Car Nicobar Air Force Base 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 Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) is Veer Savarkar Airport (IXZ), which is located 172 miles (277 kilometers) N of CBD.
• The furthest airport from Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is located 11,922 miles (19,186 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Car Nicobar Air Force Base", other names for CBD include "कार निकोबार एयर फोर्स बेस" and "Car Nicobar".
• No commercial services at this time.

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• On July 13, 1928 the community's council agrees on a proposal to allocate 'Hakenkampsveld', a 12 hectare terrain within the municipality of Eelde, as an airport.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1997, the Dutch government planned to stop financial support to most regional airports.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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.
• Early 1945, the Germans abandoned their "Fliegerhorst", as they called it.
• In 1956, the airport was renamed as "Luchthaven Eelde NV".
• The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.