Nonstop flight route between Dillingham, Alaska, United States and Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dillingham Airport (DLG), Dillingham, Alaska, United States and Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,575 miles (or 7,362 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 Dillingham Airport and Kiel Holtenau 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 Dillingham Airport and Kiel Holtenau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dillingham Airport (DLG):

• Because of Dillingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham 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.
• Dillingham Airport (DLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Dillingham Airport covers an area of 620 acres at an elevation of 81 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Dillingham Airport (DLG) is Clarks Point Airport (CLP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) S of DLG.
• The furthest airport from Dillingham Airport (DLG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,706 miles (17,230 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.

Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):

• Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Its taxiways were extended in 1963, a first terminal was built in 1965.
• The aerodrome was built in 1914 on a plain area that had been created from material dug out during the construction of the Kiel Canal.
• However, use of the airport declined in the following years as more and more scheduled flight routes were discontinued.
• Further, German Air Force aircraft operating as fake targets for practice depart from Kiel Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
• Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
• There are currently no scheduled services to and from Kiel Airport.
• In 1995, the airport became a civilian airport again and in 1997, a new control tower that was operated by civilian staff was constructed.