Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Kassel, Hesse, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), Kassel, Hesse, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,495 miles (or 8,844 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 El Paso International Airport and Kassel Calden 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 El Paso International Airport and Kassel Calden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):

• The city of El Paso built the first El Paso Municipal Airport near the east side of the Franklin Mountains in 1928.
• The El Paso Municipal Airport construction was inspired by a visit from Charles Lindbergh.
• The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
• El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
• Airport diagram for January 1963
• The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
• What became El Paso International Airport was built as Standard Airport by Standard Airlines in 1929 for transcontinental air mail service.

Facts about Kassel Calden Airport (KSF):

• In addition to being known as "Kassel Calden Airport", another name for KSF is "Flughafen Kassel-Calden".
• Kassel-Calden features one modern small passenger terminal building with basic facilities such as car rental desks and some shops.
• The nearest other minor international airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport approx.
• The closest airport to Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KSF.
• Because of Kassel Calden Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Kassel Calden 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.
• Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) has 3 runways.
• Germania announced that their service to Palma de Mallorca will resume in the 2014 summer season.
• The furthest airport from Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,845 miles (19,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.