Nonstop flight route between Decatur, Alabama, United States and Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°30'24"N by 8°34'22"E)
Distance from DCU to BRV:
4,545.62 miles (7,315.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States and Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,546 miles (or 7,315 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport and Bremerhaven 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport and Bremerhaven Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRV / EDWB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°30'24"N by 8°34'22"E |
| Area Served: | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatzbetriebs-gesellschaft Bremerhaven mbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRV |
| More Information: | BRV Maps & Info |
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- A newly built $1.8 million terminal building opened in 2008 at the north end of the field as part of a federally funded $3.3 million project.
- The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 6,107 x 100 ft.
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
Facts about Bremerhaven Airport (BRV):
- The furthest airport from Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,729 miles (18,876 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bremerhaven Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremerhaven 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 closest airport to Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of BRV.
- In addition to being known as "Bremerhaven Airport", another name for BRV is "Regionalflughafen Bremerhaven".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.37 miles (29.57 km) N | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 2 | 32.95 miles (53.03 km) SSE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.97 miles (53.05 km) NW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 46.61 miles (75.02 km) NNE | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 51.97 miles (83.63 km) E | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 6 | 54.04 miles (86.97 km) NNW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 7 | 55.93 miles (90.01 km) W | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 8 | 58.82 miles (94.66 km) E | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.74 miles (123.50 km) W | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 10 | 85.82 miles (138.11 km) SSE | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 86.25 miles (138.81 km) WSW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 87.34 miles (140.55 km) SE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 13 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) NE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 90.27 miles (145.27 km) ENE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 15 | 97.44 miles (156.81 km) SSW | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,729.01 miles (18,875.97 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,467.50 miles (18,455.11 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,456.01 miles (18,436.61 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,431.92 miles (18,397.84 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,428.91 miles (18,393.00 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,428.65 miles (18,392.58 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,427.83 miles (18,391.26 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,416.56 miles (18,373.13 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,408.49 miles (18,360.14 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,405.12 miles (18,354.72 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,382.92 miles (18,318.98 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,381.20 miles (18,316.22 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,378.16 miles (18,311.32 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,373.07 miles (18,303.14 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,371.11 miles (18,299.98 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |