Nonstop flight route between Avalon, California, United States and Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB), Avalon, California, United States and Hamburg Airport (HAM), Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,679 miles (or 9,140 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 Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport and Hamburg 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 Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport and Hamburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB):

• In addition to being known as "Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport", another name for CIB is "AVX".
• Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of CIB.
• Some exterior shots in the movie The In-Laws were shot at Catalina Airport, it doubling as a rural Latin airport.

Facts about Hamburg Airport (HAM):

• Hamburg has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, connected by the Airport Plaza and the baggage claim area that extends through the lower levels of all three buildings.
• Because of Hamburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg 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 Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,698 miles (18,826 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Hamburg Airport handled 13,502,939 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Hamburg Airport", another name for HAM is "Flughafen Hamburg".
• In the early 1990s, the airport began an extensive modernization process.
• The closest airport to Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of HAM.
• The Plaza hosts the central security check as well as shops, restaurants, lounges and other service-facilities.
• Hamburg Airport (HAM) has 2 runways.
• By road, the airport can be reached from motorway A7 using the state highway B433, which is the third ring road.