Nonstop flight route between Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Betou, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(51°53'21"N by 14°31'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°2'59"N by 18°30'0"E)
Distance from CBU to BTB:
3,382.24 miles (5,443.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Bétou Airport (BTB), Betou, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,382 miles (or 5,443 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 Bétou 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 Bétou 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | BTB / FCOT |
| Airport Name: | Bétou Airport |
| Location: | Betou, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'59"N by 18°30'0"E |
| Area Served: | Bétou, Republic of Congo |
| Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTB |
| More Information: | BTB Maps & Info |
Facts about Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU):
- In addition to being known as "Cottbus-Drewitz Airport", other names for CBU include "Flugplatz Cottbus-Drewitz" and "Cottbus- Drewitz Airport".
- 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.
- In late May 2012, a grass strip at the airport was used to conduct unpaved runway trials of the Airbus A400M military airlifter.
- Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) has 2 runways.
- During World War II Cottbus-Drewitz Airport was used by the Luftwaffe and from 1956 by the National People's Army.
- The airport is most often used for charter flights for the football team FC Energie Cottbus, but is also used for training flights by Air Berlin, TUIfly, Lufthansa and Germania.
- 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 closest airport to Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of CBU.
Facts about Bétou Airport (BTB):
- The furthest airport from Bétou Airport (BTB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,986 miles (19,290 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Bétou Airport (BTB) is Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of BTB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.61 miles (87.88 km) NW | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany |     |
| 2 | 56.55 miles (91.01 km) ENE | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 3 | 61.64 miles (99.21 km) SSW | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 4 | 62.62 miles (100.78 km) NW | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 5 | 70.12 miles (112.85 km) NW | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 6 | 71.56 miles (115.16 km) NW | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 7 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) WSW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 8 | 103.96 miles (167.31 km) ENE | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland | |
| 9 | 107.36 miles (172.78 km) SW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 10 | 114.91 miles (184.93 km) ESE | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 11 | 115.75 miles (186.28 km) S | Vodochody Airport (VOD) | Vodochody, Czech republic | |
| 12 | 118.15 miles (190.15 km) N | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 13 | 124.15 miles (199.79 km) S | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 14 | 128.96 miles (207.55 km) NNW | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 15 | 132.83 miles (213.77 km) W | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.61 miles (18,801.28 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,268.83 miles (18,135.38 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,267.15 miles (18,132.67 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,266.93 miles (18,132.32 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,264.25 miles (18,128.00 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,262.53 miles (18,125.24 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,256.16 miles (18,114.99 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,254.72 miles (18,112.67 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,247.40 miles (18,100.90 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,242.08 miles (18,092.34 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,235.02 miles (18,080.97 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,233.23 miles (18,078.09 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,230.60 miles (18,073.85 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,224.83 miles (18,064.56 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,206.97 miles (18,035.83 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.18 miles (149.96 km) N | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 105.69 miles (170.09 km) SSW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 154.35 miles (248.40 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 164.41 miles (264.60 km) NNW | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 189.85 miles (305.53 km) ENE | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 203.79 miles (327.98 km) WNW | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 209.69 miles (337.46 km) S | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 215.57 miles (346.93 km) ESE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 221.45 miles (356.38 km) NW | Carnot Airport (CRF) | Carnot, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 240.06 miles (386.34 km) N | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 243.46 miles (391.80 km) NE | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 248.98 miles (400.69 km) NNW | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 272.56 miles (438.65 km) NNW | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 282.17 miles (454.11 km) NW | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 283.05 miles (455.53 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,985.97 miles (19,289.50 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,929.15 miles (19,198.05 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,732.33 miles (18,881.30 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,494.89 miles (18,499.19 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,490.73 miles (18,492.49 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,486.91 miles (18,486.35 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,439.02 miles (18,409.28 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,414.54 miles (18,369.88 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,402.93 miles (18,351.19 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,395.25 miles (18,338.84 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,388.49 miles (18,327.95 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,318.97 miles (18,216.07 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,298.93 miles (18,183.82 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,256.16 miles (18,114.99 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,248.62 miles (18,102.85 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |