Nonstop flight route between Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Kagau Island, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(51°31'5"N by 7°36'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°19'58"S by 157°35'12"E)
Distance from DTM to KGE:
8,938.29 miles (14,384.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dortmund Airport (DTM), Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Kaghau Airport (KGE), Kagau Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,938 miles (or 14,385 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTM / EDLW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°31'5"N by 7°36'43"E |
| Area Served: | Dortmund and the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Dortmund GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DTM |
| More Information: | DTM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGE / AGKG |
| Airport Name: | Kaghau Airport |
| Location: | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°19'58"S by 157°35'12"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGE |
| More Information: | KGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Dortmund Airport (DTM):
- Because of Dortmund Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Dortmund 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dortmund Airport", another name for DTM is "Flughafen Dortmund".
- Travellers with destination Düsseldorf main station need to catch the AirportShuttle bus to nearby Holzwickede station.
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport, originally located in the suburb of Brackel, was first served by commercial flights in 1925 by Aero Lloyd, which operated flights to Paris.
- The furthest airport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,872 miles (19,106 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Dortmund Airport (DTM) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) WSW of DTM.
- Over the next decades Düsseldorf Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport were the dominant commercial airports in the Rhine-Ruhr Area.
- Since 2006 it has been carrying the name "Dortmund Airport 21", in reference to the fact that Dortmund's utility company, DSW21, is its major shareholder.
Facts about Kaghau Airport (KGE):
- The closest airport to Kaghau Airport (KGE) is Munda Airport (MUA), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of KGE.
- The furthest airport from Kaghau Airport (KGE) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.73 miles (63.94 km) WSW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 40.91 miles (65.85 km) NE | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 3 | 42.80 miles (68.88 km) N | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 43.68 miles (70.30 km) E | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 5 | 49.45 miles (79.59 km) SSW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) WSW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 7 | 54.34 miles (87.45 km) N | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 8 | 59.61 miles (95.93 km) SSE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 9 | 60.74 miles (97.75 km) NNW | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 63.41 miles (102.05 km) W | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 11 | 76.91 miles (123.77 km) E | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 12 | 77.47 miles (124.68 km) ESE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 13 | 78.06 miles (125.63 km) WSW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 78.24 miles (125.91 km) SW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 15 | 83.04 miles (133.63 km) W | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.77 miles (19,105.72 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,557.01 miles (18,599.17 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,554.74 miles (18,595.51 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.55 miles (18,577.49 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.74 miles (18,564.93 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,531.93 miles (18,558.80 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,528.06 miles (18,552.57 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,512.84 miles (18,528.07 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,507.92 miles (18,520.15 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.51 miles (18,513.07 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,496.51 miles (18,501.79 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,496.47 miles (18,501.73 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,489.80 miles (18,490.99 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,488.92 miles (18,489.57 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,474.54 miles (18,466.43 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.25 miles (116.27 km) SSW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 72.45 miles (116.59 km) SW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 92.24 miles (148.45 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 118.80 miles (191.18 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 138.65 miles (223.13 km) W | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 146.31 miles (235.46 km) WNW | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 146.41 miles (235.63 km) ESE | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 165.05 miles (265.62 km) SE | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 222.28 miles (357.73 km) SE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 226.95 miles (365.25 km) SE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 231.73 miles (372.94 km) ESE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 239.73 miles (385.81 km) WNW | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 257.29 miles (414.06 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 263.27 miles (423.69 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 302.71 miles (487.16 km) NW | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,915.50 miles (19,176.08 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 11,911.53 miles (19,169.70 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 11,907.20 miles (19,162.73 km) N | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,896.66 miles (19,145.78 km) NNE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,893.58 miles (19,140.82 km) N | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,888.18 miles (19,132.13 km) NNE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,885.26 miles (19,127.42 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 8 | 11,878.88 miles (19,117.16 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 9 | 11,866.42 miles (19,097.10 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 10 | 11,828.03 miles (19,035.33 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,827.60 miles (19,034.63 km) N | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,825.92 miles (19,031.92 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,815.70 miles (19,015.48 km) WNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,801.12 miles (18,992.02 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,799.91 miles (18,990.06 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |