Nonstop flight route between Covilhã, Portugal and Breda, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal and Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ), Breda, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 980 miles (or 1,577 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 relatively short distance between Covilhã Airport and Gilze-Rijen Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COV / LPCV |
Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport |
Location: | Covilhã, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W |
Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COV |
More Information: | COV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLZ / EHGR |
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Location: | Breda, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'1"N by 4°55'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLZ |
More Information: | GLZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.
Facts about Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ):
- The closest airport to Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of GLZ.
- In 1940, the airfield came under heavy attack from the German Luftwaffe, who later took control of the base and expanded it for their own use.
- Because of Gilze-Rijen Air Base's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Gilze-Rijen 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.
- In 1946, the Royal Netherlands Air Force resumed operations from the airfield, using it as a training base for pilots and air traffic controllers.
- The furthest airport from Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,146 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Stichting Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht is also located at Gilze-Rijen air base, owning and operating a collection of mainly historic military aircraft.
- Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Gilze-Rijen Air Base", another name for GLZ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-77)".