Nonstop flight route between Dubuque, Iowa, United States and Nuremberg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), Dubuque, Iowa, United States and Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,525 miles (or 7,283 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 Dubuque Regional Airport and Nuremberg 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 Dubuque Regional Airport and Nuremberg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ):

• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower.
• In order to update aging facilities and accommodate continued growth, the City of Dubuque announced in 2007 that it intends to build a new, larger airport terminal building in the coming years.
• Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) has 2 runways.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service facility.
• The furthest airport from Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,925 miles (17,582 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) is Monticello Regional Airport (MXO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of DBQ.
• The terminal features free WI-FI internet access.

Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• The airport is ranked 10th among German airports with about four million passengers and more than 100.000 tons of cargo handled per year.
• In 1987, Cargo Center Nuremberg was put into operation.
• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
• Nuremberg is also the economic and service metropolis of Northern Bavaria with approximately 150.000 companies and enterprises taking advantage of the locality of Nuremberg as a traffic junction of highways and railroads.
• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1997/98, the winter hub of Air Berlin was established at Nuremberg Airport making it the second most important touristic interchange airport of the airline, next to Palma de Mallorca.
• The fire department at Nuremberg Airport is equipped with specialized fire apparatus and a modern vehicle fleet, including several airfield fire trucks, tank tenders, swap body vehicles and ambulance vehicles.
• Nuremberg Airport is the international airport of the Franconian metropolitan area of Nuremberg and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria.