Nonstop flight route between Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands:
Departure Airport:
(50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(16°43'42"N by 169°32'3"W)
Distance from CGN to JON:
7,762.12 miles (12,491.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,762 miles (or 12,492 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 Johnston Atoll Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | JON / PJON |
| Airport Name: | Johnston Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'42"N by 169°32'3"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JON |
| More Information: | JON Maps & Info |
Facts about Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN):
- The airport is jointly owned by the City of Cologne, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the City of Bonn and two counties.
- In addition to being known as "Cologne/Bonn Airport", another name for CGN is "Flughafen Köln/Bonn".
- Cologne/Bonn Airport is the international airport of Germany's fourth largest city, Cologne and also serves the former German capital Bonn.
- Cologne Bonn Airport is a major cargo hub in the world mainly due to its function as a hub for FedEx and UPS.
- The closest airport to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of CGN.
- 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.
- Terminal 2 is the newer one and located to the north of Terminal 1.
- 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.
- Also, the Canadian Forces began to use the airport as a staging area to move troops and supplies in support of humanitarian missions and possible anti-terrorism roles.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) has 3 runways.
- After World War II the British military took over and expanded the airport.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport handled 9,280,070 passengers last year.
Facts about Johnston Atoll Airport (JON):
- The furthest airport from Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is nearly antipodal to Johnston Atoll Airport (meaning Johnston Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubango Mukanka Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Lubango, Angola.
- Johnston Atoll Airport is located on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers southwest of Hawaii.
- In September 1941 construction of an airfield on Johnston Island commenced.
- On 15 December 1941 the atoll was shelled by a Japanese submarine outside the reef, several buildings were hit, but no personnel were injured.
- Because of Johnston Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Johnston Atoll 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 Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 733 miles (1,179 kilometers) ENE of JON.
- Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 732.87 miles (1,179.44 km) ENE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 739.15 miles (1,189.55 km) ENE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 756.72 miles (1,217.82 km) ENE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 758.11 miles (1,220.05 km) ENE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 811.92 miles (1,306.65 km) ENE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 812.55 miles (1,307.67 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 818.84 miles (1,317.80 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 821.72 miles (1,322.43 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 821.72 miles (1,322.43 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 868.00 miles (1,396.91 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 869.25 miles (1,398.91 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 876.78 miles (1,411.04 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 890.00 miles (1,432.31 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 903.71 miles (1,454.38 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 908.96 miles (1,462.82 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.43 miles (19,626.59 km) WSW | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 2 | 12,139.12 miles (19,535.97 km) W | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 3 | 12,091.02 miles (19,458.56 km) SW | Benguela Airport (BUG) | Benguela, Angola | |
| 4 | 12,011.89 miles (19,331.22 km) WSW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 5 | 11,991.37 miles (19,298.19 km) SW | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 6 | 11,956.55 miles (19,242.15 km) SW | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 7 | 11,943.67 miles (19,221.43 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 8 | 11,926.69 miles (19,194.10 km) SSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 9 | 11,896.45 miles (19,145.44 km) WSW | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 10 | 11,882.79 miles (19,123.46 km) SW | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 11 | 11,862.02 miles (19,090.02 km) SSW | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 12 | 11,849.37 miles (19,069.67 km) W | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 13 | 11,845.00 miles (19,062.64 km) SW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 14 | 11,832.32 miles (19,042.23 km) SW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 15 | 11,820.71 miles (19,023.54 km) W | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |