Nonstop flight route between Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Beica, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°23'30"N by 34°31'9"E)
Distance from CGN to BEI:
3,260.78 miles (5,247.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Beica Airport (BEI), Beica, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,261 miles (or 5,248 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 Cologne/Bonn Airport and Beica 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 Cologne/Bonn Airport and Beica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGN / EDDK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E |
| Area Served: | Cologne and Bonn |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGN |
| More Information: | CGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEI / HABE |
| Airport Name: | Beica Airport |
| Location: | Beica, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°23'30"N by 34°31'9"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEI |
| More Information: | BEI Maps & Info |
Facts about Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN):
- In 1913 the first plane took off from the Wahner Heide military training area on an artillery reconnaissance flight.
- Because of Cologne/Bonn Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Cologne/Bonn 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 Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of CGN.
- In 1986 Cologne/Bonn Airport was chosen by United Parcel Service as the location for their European hub.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport handled 9,280,070 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Cologne/Bonn Airport", another name for CGN is "Flughafen Köln/Bonn".
- The furthest airport from Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) has 3 runways.
Facts about Beica Airport (BEI):
- The closest airport to Beica Airport (BEI) is Asosa Airport (ASO), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) N of BEI.
- Because of Beica Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Beica 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 Beica Airport (BEI) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Beica Airport (meaning Beica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.51 miles (53.94 km) NNW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 37.46 miles (60.28 km) NW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 3 | 41.83 miles (67.31 km) W | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 4 | 42.50 miles (68.40 km) ESE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 5 | 48.38 miles (77.86 km) W | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 49.45 miles (79.59 km) NNE | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 7 | 59.63 miles (95.96 km) W | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 63.62 miles (102.38 km) S | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 9 | 64.55 miles (103.88 km) SSW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 66.81 miles (107.53 km) NW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 11 | 68.50 miles (110.25 km) SSW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 75.94 miles (122.22 km) WSW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 13 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) SE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 14 | 76.70 miles (123.44 km) SE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) NE | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,921.13 miles (19,185.15 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,591.35 miles (18,654.42 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,590.40 miles (18,652.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,584.57 miles (18,643.51 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,575.25 miles (18,628.52 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,571.72 miles (18,622.82 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,570.07 miles (18,620.17 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,559.68 miles (18,603.46 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,553.82 miles (18,594.03 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,536.19 miles (18,565.66 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,533.83 miles (18,561.85 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,532.26 miles (18,559.33 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,530.74 miles (18,556.88 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,526.72 miles (18,550.41 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,521.79 miles (18,542.48 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.52 miles (70.04 km) N | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 62.40 miles (100.42 km) SSE | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) S | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 110.47 miles (177.79 km) SE | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 181.33 miles (291.81 km) SSE | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 195.72 miles (314.99 km) W | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 7 | 197.13 miles (317.25 km) SE | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 220.18 miles (354.35 km) N | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 285.92 miles (460.14 km) SSE | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 292.89 miles (471.36 km) NE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 292.94 miles (471.45 km) NE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 293.34 miles (472.09 km) E | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 301.63 miles (485.42 km) ENE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 312.80 miles (503.41 km) SE | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 316.06 miles (508.65 km) ESE | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.91 miles (19,450.34 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,084.91 miles (19,448.72 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,025.05 miles (19,352.40 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,005.15 miles (19,320.36 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,999.95 miles (19,312.00 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,995.39 miles (19,304.66 km) W | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,976.33 miles (19,273.99 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,934.44 miles (19,206.57 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,924.64 miles (19,190.81 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,895.44 miles (19,143.81 km) SW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,887.02 miles (19,130.26 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,809.94 miles (19,006.21 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,808.22 miles (19,003.44 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,807.80 miles (19,002.77 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,792.20 miles (18,977.66 km) SE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |