Nonstop flight route between Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°53'21"N by 14°31'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W)
Distance from CBU to CIU:
4,138.36 miles (6,660.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,138 miles (or 6,660 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 Chippewa County International 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 Chippewa County International 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: | CIU / KCIU |
| Airport Name: | Chippewa County International Airport |
| Location: | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W |
| Area Served: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | Chippewa County EDC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 799 feet (244 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIU |
| More Information: | CIU 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 closest airport to Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of CBU.
- In April 2000 a new control tower was opened.
- Aside from a bistro serving the terminal, there is also a small aviation museum and flying school.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Chippewa County International Airport (CIU):
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 13,269 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 13,173 in 2009, and 14,349 in 2010.
- Because of Chippewa County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 799 feet, planes can take off or land at Chippewa County International 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 Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) is Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of CIU.
- The furthest airport from Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States | |
| 2 | 16.28 miles (26.19 km) N | Sault Ste. Marie Airport (YAM) | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 27.80 miles (44.75 km) SSW | Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) | Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States | |
| 4 | 38.67 miles (62.23 km) ESE | Drummond Island Airport (DRE) | Drummond Island, Michigan, United States | |
| 5 | 49.50 miles (79.66 km) SSW | Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (PLN) | Pellston, Michigan, United States | |
| 6 | 86.25 miles (138.80 km) S | Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR) | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | |
| 7 | 91.50 miles (147.26 km) E | Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL) | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 92.23 miles (148.43 km) SSE | Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) | Alpena, Michigan, United States | |
| 9 | 94.00 miles (151.28 km) SSW | Antrim County Airport (ACB) | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | |
| 10 | 94.73 miles (152.45 km) ESE | Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE) | Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 117.31 miles (188.78 km) SSW | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | |
| 12 | 119.49 miles (192.29 km) N | Wawa Airport (YXZ) | Wawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 120.70 miles (194.24 km) NNE | Chapleau Airport (YLD) | Chapleau, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 128.53 miles (206.85 km) ESE | Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport (YEM) | Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 131.01 miles (210.84 km) WSW | Delta County Airport (ESC) | Escanaba, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,103.47 miles (17,869.26 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,079.43 miles (17,830.56 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,077.35 miles (17,827.22 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,053.00 miles (17,788.04 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,038.50 miles (17,764.70 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,988.82 miles (17,684.74 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,987.48 miles (17,682.60 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,980.21 miles (17,670.88 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,968.76 miles (17,652.47 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,916.64 miles (17,568.59 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,845.74 miles (17,454.49 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,820.93 miles (17,414.56 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,807.59 miles (17,393.09 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,798.96 miles (17,379.20 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,798.29 miles (17,378.11 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |