Nonstop flight route between Douglas, Arizona, United States and Berlin, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°28'24"N by 13°24'6"E)
Distance from DGL to THF:
5,702.79 miles (9,177.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States and Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), Berlin, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,703 miles (or 9,178 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Berlin Tempelhof 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Berlin Tempelhof Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
| Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
| More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THF / EDDI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'24"N by 13°24'6"E |
| Area Served: | Berlin |
| Operator/Owner: | Institute for Federal Real Estate and the Federal State of Berlin |
| Airport Type: | Defunct |
| Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THF |
| More Information: | THF Maps & Info |
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- Chemical warfare training also occurred at Douglas Air Field.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- The Air Training Command maintained the former Douglas Air Field on temporary inactive status starting on October 31, 1945.
- Over recent years, there has been relatively little development activity at the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF):
- American Overseas Airlines, at the time the overseas division of American Airlines, inaugurated the first commercial air link serving Tempelhof after the war with a flight from New York via Shannon, Amsterdam and Frankfurt on 18 May 1946.
- In addition to being known as "Berlin Tempelhof Airport", another name for THF is "Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof".
- The furthest airport from Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,687 miles (18,808 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tempelhof's German commander, Oberst Rudolf Böttger, refused to carry out orders to blow up the base, choosing instead to kill himself.
- On 20 June 1948, Soviet authorities, claiming technical difficulties, halted all traffic by land and by water into or out of the western-controlled sectors of Berlin.
- Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has 2 runways.
- As part of Albert Speer's plan for the reconstruction of Berlin during the Nazi era, Prof.
- Because of Berlin Tempelhof Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Tempelhof 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 new air terminal was designed as headquarters for Deutsche Luft Hansa, the German national airline at that time.
- The closest airport to Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of THF.
- On 8 May 1945, Western Allied and German signatories of the German Surrender in Berlin and their entourage landed at Tempelhof airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.45 miles (16.81 km) NNW | Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.27 miles (35.85 km) W | Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) | Bisbee, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 52.23 miles (84.05 km) WNW | Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) | Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 79.30 miles (127.61 km) W | Nogales International Airport (OLS) | Nogales, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 87.14 miles (140.23 km) W | Nogales International Airport (NOG) | Nogales, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 6 | 98.90 miles (159.17 km) NW | Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 99.83 miles (160.66 km) WNW | Tucson International Airport (TUS) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 104.66 miles (168.43 km) N | Safford Regional Airport (SAD) | Safford, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 112.88 miles (181.66 km) N | Greenlee County Airport (CFT) | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 115.24 miles (185.46 km) ENE | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 119.39 miles (192.14 km) NE | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 122.61 miles (197.33 km) ENE | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 124.60 miles (200.52 km) NW | Marana Regional Airport (AVW) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 133.72 miles (215.19 km) NW | Pinal Airpark (MZJ) | Marana, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 165.24 miles (265.92 km) ENE | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,521.80 miles (18,542.49 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,341.89 miles (18,252.96 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,276.99 miles (18,148.51 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,262.13 miles (18,124.60 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,942.15 miles (17,609.64 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,901.05 miles (17,543.49 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,840.77 miles (17,446.49 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,832.63 miles (17,433.39 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,809.03 miles (17,395.40 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,804.33 miles (17,387.84 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,761.35 miles (17,318.67 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,734.71 miles (17,275.80 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,701.78 miles (17,222.81 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,683.58 miles (17,193.51 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,683.19 miles (17,192.89 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.64 miles (12.29 km) NW | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 2 | 8.26 miles (13.29 km) SE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 11.09 miles (17.85 km) W | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 62.62 miles (100.78 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 78.08 miles (125.65 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) SW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 7 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) S | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 8 | 94.27 miles (151.71 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 9 | 94.34 miles (151.82 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 10 | 98.90 miles (159.16 km) NE | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 11 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 12 | 103.87 miles (167.16 km) ESE | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 13 | 109.99 miles (177.01 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.12 miles (177.21 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 15 | 131.79 miles (212.10 km) NNW | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,686.61 miles (18,807.73 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,302.22 miles (18,189.12 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,301.36 miles (18,187.73 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,295.63 miles (18,178.52 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,286.49 miles (18,163.79 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,285.39 miles (18,162.02 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,285.28 miles (18,161.85 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,279.90 miles (18,153.19 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,275.13 miles (18,145.52 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,259.66 miles (18,120.62 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,251.80 miles (18,107.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,249.95 miles (18,104.99 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,249.36 miles (18,104.05 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,243.54 miles (18,094.68 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,241.91 miles (18,092.05 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |