Nonstop flight route between Nordholz, Germany and Natitingou, Benin:
Departure Airport:
(53°46'4"N by 8°39'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°22'37"N by 1°21'37"E)
Distance from FCN to NAE:
3,025.07 miles (4,868.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany and Boundétingou Airport (NAE), Natitingou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,025 miles (or 4,868 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 Boundétingou 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 Boundétingou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCN / ETMN |
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| Location: | Nordholz, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'4"N by 8°39'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | German Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FCN |
| More Information: | FCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAE / DBBN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Natitingou, Benin |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'37"N by 1°21'37"E |
| Area Served: | Natitingou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1512 feet (461 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAE |
| More Information: | NAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):
- The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nordholz currently operates a mix of Lockheed P-3C Orions, Mk88A Sea Lynx, Mk41 Sea King and the Dornier Do 228NG.
- Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 1966, the Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic has been the German Navy's anti submarine warfare and long range maritime patrol asset.
- In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
Facts about Boundétingou Airport (NAE):
- The furthest airport from Boundétingou Airport (NAE) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Boundétingou Airport (meaning Boundétingou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Boundétingou Airport (NAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Boundétingou Airport", another name for NAE is "Boundétingou Airport (Natitingou)".
- The closest airport to Boundétingou Airport (NAE) is Niamtougou International Airport (LRL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of NAE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.37 miles (29.57 km) S | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany |     |
| 2 | 28.37 miles (45.65 km) NNE | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 30.37 miles (48.87 km) W | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 41.86 miles (67.36 km) NW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 50.04 miles (80.53 km) S | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 6 | 50.79 miles (81.74 km) ESE | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 7 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) E | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 8 | 64.27 miles (103.43 km) WSW | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 9 | 73.56 miles (118.39 km) NE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 80.19 miles (129.05 km) N | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 11 | 80.71 miles (129.89 km) W | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 12 | 84.09 miles (135.33 km) E | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 94.40 miles (151.92 km) NNE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 14 | 96.30 miles (154.98 km) WSW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 98.95 miles (159.24 km) SE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,710.90 miles (18,846.81 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,456.48 miles (18,437.38 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,443.85 miles (18,417.04 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,418.58 miles (18,376.38 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,418.15 miles (18,375.68 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,416.23 miles (18,372.60 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,415.46 miles (18,371.35 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,406.80 miles (18,357.42 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,393.93 miles (18,336.71 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,393.72 miles (18,336.36 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,366.78 miles (18,293.02 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,366.67 miles (18,292.84 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,365.50 miles (18,290.95 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,362.03 miles (18,285.36 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,358.69 miles (18,279.99 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.75 miles (73.62 km) SSW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 2 | 50.93 miles (81.97 km) SSE | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 3 | 75.51 miles (121.53 km) NW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 84.64 miles (136.22 km) N | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) SE | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 6 | 119.66 miles (192.57 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 7 | 119.82 miles (192.83 km) NNE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 133.31 miles (214.54 km) NNW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 144.53 miles (232.59 km) N | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 144.90 miles (233.19 km) WNW | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 153.26 miles (246.65 km) NW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 161.57 miles (260.03 km) WSW | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 13 | 179.09 miles (288.21 km) WNW | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 179.52 miles (288.91 km) SSE | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 15 | 204.69 miles (329.41 km) NW | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,241.54 miles (19,700.80 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,177.79 miles (19,598.21 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,162.22 miles (19,573.14 km) S | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 12,024.73 miles (19,351.88 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 5 | 11,994.69 miles (19,303.53 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,976.58 miles (19,274.38 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,947.00 miles (19,226.79 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,938.07 miles (19,212.41 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,929.33 miles (19,198.35 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,926.89 miles (19,194.42 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,925.68 miles (19,192.48 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,912.79 miles (19,171.74 km) WSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,900.93 miles (19,152.65 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,874.91 miles (19,110.77 km) SSE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,863.48 miles (19,092.37 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |