Nonstop flight route between Nordholz, Germany and Blackall, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany and Blackall Airport (BKQ), Blackall, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,433 miles (or 15,181 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 Nordholz Naval Airbase and Blackall 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 Nordholz Naval Airbase and Blackall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):

• Out of the 20 Atlantics, five were converted during 1969 and 1970 into SIGINT aircraft, specialised in electronic reconnaissance of hostile radar systems and communications of what used to be the Eastern Bloc.
• Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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.
• Flying returned to Nordholz in 1938, when the Luftwaffe decided to rebuild the airfield.
• The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Out of the 15 standard Atlantics, only eight survived.
• In 1959 construction of the current airbase began.
• The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
• Nordholz currently operates a mix of Lockheed P-3C Orions, Mk88A Sea Lynx, Mk41 Sea King and the Dornier Do 228NG.
• A year later the subhunting component of MFG 2 moved from Westerland on Sylt to Nordholz.
• In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
• Nordholz Naval Airbase is a German Naval Air base located near the town of Nordholz in Lower Saxony, 25 km north of Bremerhaven, and 12 km southwest of Cuxhaven.

Facts about Blackall Airport (BKQ):

• The furthest airport from Blackall Airport (BKQ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,647 miles (18,745 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Because of Blackall Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackall 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.
• Blackall Airport (BKQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Blackall Airport (BKQ) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) N of BKQ.