Nonstop flight route between Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Bikini Atoll Airport (BII), Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,727 miles (or 12,435 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 Cottbus-Drewitz Airport and Bikini Atoll 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 Cottbus-Drewitz Airport and Bikini Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBU / EDCD |
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Location: | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°53'21"N by 14°31'54"E |
Area Served: | Cottbus |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Süd- Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH |
Airport Type: | Civilian |
Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBU |
More Information: | CBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BII / |
Airport Name: | Bikini Atoll Airport |
Location: | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'22"N by 165°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Enyu, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BII |
More Information: | BII Maps & Info |
Facts about Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU):
- Upon German reunification in 1990, the Luftwaffe officially took over the airport once again but after 1993, the airport's new owners, Flughafen Süd-Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH, had opened it up for civilian use.
- The closest airport to Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of CBU.
- In addition to being known as "Cottbus-Drewitz Airport", other names for CBU include "Flugplatz Cottbus-Drewitz" and "Cottbus- Drewitz Airport".
- Because of Cottbus-Drewitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Cottbus-Drewitz 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 Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,683 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Aside from a bistro serving the terminal, there is also a small aviation museum and flying school.
- Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) has 2 runways.
Facts about Bikini Atoll Airport (BII):
- The closest airport to Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is Rongelap Airport (RNP), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) ESE of BII.
- The furthest airport from Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bikini Atoll Airport (meaning Bikini Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,191 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) currently has only 1 runway.