Nonstop flight route between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baden Airpark (FKB), Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,402 miles (or 7,084 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 Baden Airpark and Charlotte Douglas International 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 Baden Airpark and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baden Airpark (FKB):

• The construction of a military airfield began in December 1951 at a location between the Black Forest and the Rhine River under the supervision of French Air Force.
• The furthest airport from Baden Airpark (FKB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Baden Airpark (meaning Baden Airpark is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Baden Airpark's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Baden Airpark 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 closest airport to Baden Airpark (FKB) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FKB.
• The first commercial flight from Hapag-Lloyd Flug took place in April 2001.
• In addition to being known as "Baden Airpark", another name for FKB is "Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden".
• Baden Airpark (FKB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

• Airport diagram for 1955
• The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas International 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.
• Construction involved two phases.
• A major renovation project in the late 1960s expanded the facility considerably.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
• In the mid-1980s the old terminal site was converted to a cargo center, and the central concourse and Eastern 'unit terminal' were removed to make way for more cargo buildings.
• In 2003, the main ticketing hall was expanded to the east, providing 13 additional ticketing counters and a new security checkpoint.
• The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.