Nonstop flight route between Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Ngoma, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany and Ngoma Airport (ZGM), Ngoma, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,738 miles (or 7,625 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 Ngoma 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 Ngoma 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: | ZGM / FLNA |
| Airport Name: | Ngoma Airport |
| Location: | Ngoma, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°57'56"S by 25°55'59"E |
| Area Served: | Ngoma, Zambia |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3400 feet (1,036 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZGM |
| More Information: | ZGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU):
- In April 2000 a new control tower was opened.
- 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 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.
- Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Due to investors pulling out, there has been several failed attempts to turn the civilian airport into a freight hub with a 3000 m runway, similar in concept to Frankfurt-Hahn.
- During World War II Cottbus-Drewitz Airport was used by the Luftwaffe and from 1956 by the National People's Army.
Facts about Ngoma Airport (ZGM):
- The closest airport to Ngoma Airport (ZGM) is Kaoma Airport (KMZ), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) NW of ZGM.
- The furthest airport from Ngoma Airport (ZGM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Ngoma Airport (meaning Ngoma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Ngoma Airport (ZGM) currently has only 1 runway.
