Nonstop flight route between Nordholz, Germany and Cajamarca, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany and Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), Cajamarca, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,500 miles (or 10,461 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 Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias, 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 Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias. 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):

• Nordholz Naval Airbase is one of the oldest airports in Germany, dating to 17 December 1912.
• The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
• In 1959 construction of the current airbase began.
• Immediately north of the base is the grass runway of Spieka recreational airfield.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
• Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA):

• Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) is Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SSW of CJA.
• Because of Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias's high elevation of 8,781 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias", another name for CJA is "Aeropuerto Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias".
• The furthest airport from Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) is Pattani Airport (PAN), which is nearly antipodal to Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (meaning Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pattani Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Pattani, Thailand.