Nonstop flight route between Cowell, South Australia, Australia and Berlin, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(33°40'0"S by 136°53'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E)
Distance from CCW to GWW:
9,408.04 miles (15,140.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cowell Airport (CCW), Cowell, South Australia, Australia and Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,408 miles (or 15,141 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 Cowell Airport and Royal Air Force Station Gatow, 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 Cowell Airport and Royal Air Force Station Gatow. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCW / YCWL |
| Airport Name: | Cowell Airport |
| Location: | Cowell, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'0"S by 136°53'30"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCW |
| More Information: | CCW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWW / EDBG |
| Airport Name: | Royal Air Force Station Gatow |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | formerly: Ministry of Defence, now: Bundeswehr |
| Airport Type: | Military (airport no longer in operation) |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWW |
| More Information: | GWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Cowell Airport (CCW):
- Cowell Airport (CCW) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Cowell Airport (CCW) is Cleve Airport (CVC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) W of CCW.
- The furthest airport from Cowell Airport (CCW) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,662 miles (18,768 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Cowell Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Cowell 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- During the Berlin Airlift, the Station was modernised with a 2,000 yards long concrete runway, using 794 German workers, in March 1947.
- The furthest airport from Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Royal Air Force Station Gatow's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Royal Air Force Station Gatow 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.
- BEA moved to Tempelhof Airport in 1951, where most of West Berlin's commercial air transport operations were concentrated from then on.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The history of RAF Gatow and of western forces in Berlin from 1945 to 1994 is told in the Alliiertenmuseum, or the Allied Museum.
- The closest airport to Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GWW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.43 miles (36.10 km) W | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 70.14 miles (112.87 km) ENE | Port Pirie Airport (PPI) | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 128.64 miles (207.03 km) SE | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 145.91 miles (234.81 km) SSE | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 160.79 miles (258.76 km) WNW | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 175.47 miles (282.40 km) NE | Wilpena Pound (HWK) | Hawker, South Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 212.91 miles (342.65 km) WNW | Ceduna Airport (CED) | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 219.85 miles (353.81 km) E | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 223.52 miles (359.72 km) N | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 230.23 miles (370.52 km) NNE | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 289.67 miles (466.18 km) ENE | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 300.19 miles (483.10 km) E | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 306.34 miles (493.01 km) ESE | Robinvale Airport (RBC) | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 341.31 miles (549.28 km) ESE | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 344.33 miles (554.15 km) NNW | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,662.02 miles (18,768.16 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,654.24 miles (18,755.64 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,567.37 miles (18,615.83 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,552.50 miles (18,591.90 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,519.53 miles (18,538.84 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,478.66 miles (18,473.07 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,421.92 miles (18,381.76 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,401.78 miles (18,349.34 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,350.25 miles (18,266.41 km) NNE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,302.49 miles (18,189.56 km) NNE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,278.72 miles (18,151.29 km) NNE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 12 | 11,228.70 miles (18,070.79 km) NNE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 13 | 11,196.30 miles (18,018.65 km) NE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,186.12 miles (18,002.28 km) E | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 15 | 11,165.68 miles (17,969.37 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.62 miles (13.88 km) NE | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 2 | 11.09 miles (17.85 km) E | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 17.42 miles (28.04 km) ESE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 71.56 miles (115.16 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 78.23 miles (125.90 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 82.12 miles (132.15 km) SSW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 7 | 84.49 miles (135.97 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 8 | 86.79 miles (139.68 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 9 | 96.42 miles (155.17 km) SSE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 10 | 105.72 miles (170.13 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 11 | 105.92 miles (170.46 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 12 | 106.10 miles (170.75 km) NE | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 13 | 106.66 miles (171.65 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 14 | 114.76 miles (184.69 km) E | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 15 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) N | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,693.78 miles (18,819.27 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,312.95 miles (18,206.39 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,311.87 miles (18,204.64 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,305.68 miles (18,194.68 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,296.12 miles (18,179.29 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,295.61 miles (18,178.48 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,294.13 miles (18,176.09 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,290.27 miles (18,169.88 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,284.25 miles (18,160.20 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,268.64 miles (18,135.07 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,261.16 miles (18,123.03 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,260.31 miles (18,121.67 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,258.63 miles (18,118.96 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,252.71 miles (18,109.43 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,252.59 miles (18,109.24 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |