Nonstop flight route between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and Leipzig, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Leipzig, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,546 miles (or 7,316 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 The Eastern Iowa Airport and Leipzig/Halle 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 The Eastern Iowa Airport and Leipzig/Halle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID):

• The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has 2 runways.
• Because of The Eastern Iowa Airport's relatively low elevation of 869 feet, planes can take off or land at The Eastern Iowa 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.
• Scheduled airline traffic shares the Eastern Iowa Airport with cargo and general aviation traffic.
• Arriving passengers have a short walk to the baggage claim area.
• On 3 June 2010 Runway 9/27 closed for reconstruction, reopening on 23 September.
• Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport was completed with military funding in 1944 but was not dedicated until April 27, 1947.
• The closest airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of CID.
• The Eastern Iowa Airport is a commercial airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wright Brothers Boulevard on the south edge of town, about two miles west of Interstate 380.
• Usually the wait in the security line is a few minutes.
• Cedar Rapids' first airport was Hunter Field, a private airport established by Dan Hunter in the 1920s on Bowling Street SW north of U.S.
• The furthest airport from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,883 miles (17,515 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ):

• Leipzig/Halle Airport features two runways.
• Because of Leipzig/Halle Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig/Halle 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.
• DHL Aviation moved its European hub from Brussels Airport to Leipzig/Halle in early 2008 and thereby increased cargo traffic.
• In addition to being known as "Leipzig/Halle Airport", another name for LEJ is "Flughafen Leipzig/Halle".
• Furthermore some US airlines fly to Leipzig/Halle on behalf of the US Department of Defense that engaged them to bring US Army troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 2,286,151 passengers last year.
• The modern airport terminal structure extends over the adjacent motorway and railway.
• Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LEJ.
• The furthest airport from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.