Nonstop flight route between Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia and Celle, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,016 miles (or 14,510 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 Cloncurry Airport and Celle Air Base, 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 Cloncurry Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNJ / YCCY |
Airport Name: | Cloncurry Airport |
Location: | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'6"S by 140°30'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cloncurry Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNJ |
More Information: | CNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
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Location: | Celle, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZCN |
More Information: | ZCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Cloncurry Airport (CNJ):
- Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Cloncurry Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Cloncurry 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 Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,466 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service was founded there in 1928, now recognised the world over.
- The closest airport to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) is Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) ESE of CNJ.
- During the Second World War, Cloncurry Airport was the site of a major United States Army Air Forces air base in 1942.
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- In 1910 flight trials were undertaken on the Scheuener Heide, a heath north of the river Aller.
- On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
- Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle Air Base 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 Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 prohibited the German Reich to have her own air force.
- At the same time, Celle residents began to complain about the so-called “Veronikas″, German women attracted to the well paid soldiers.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Following the move of its transport wings, the German Air Force did not station any flying units at Celle Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.