Nonstop flight route between Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Candala, Somalia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Candala Airport (CXN), Candala, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,418 miles (or 5,500 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 Candala 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 Candala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU):

• Aside from a bistro serving the terminal, there is also a small aviation museum and flying school.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Cottbus-Drewitz Airport", other names for CBU include "Flugplatz Cottbus-Drewitz" and "Cottbus- Drewitz Airport".
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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 Candala Airport (CXN):

• Because of Candala Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Candala 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 Candala Airport (CXN) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,819 miles (19,021 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Candala Airport (CXN) is Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of CXN.