Nonstop flight route between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Walvis Bay, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baden Airpark (FKB), Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), Walvis Bay, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,975 miles (or 8,006 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 Walvis Bay 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 Walvis Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKB / EDSB |
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Location: | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'45"N by 8°4'50"E |
Area Served: | Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe |
Operator/Owner: | Baden-Airpark GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKB |
More Information: | FKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WVB / FYWB |
Airport Name: | Walvis Bay Airport |
Location: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'46"S by 14°38'43"E |
Area Served: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WVB |
More Information: | WVB Maps & Info |
Facts about Baden Airpark (FKB):
- Baden Airpark (FKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Baden Airpark", another name for FKB is "Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden".
- The closest airport to Baden Airpark (FKB) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FKB.
- 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 airport can be reached via motorway A5 which leads from Hesse to Switzerland.
- 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.
Facts about Walvis Bay Airport (WVB):
- Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Walvis Bay Airport (meaning Walvis Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,075 miles (19,433 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) is Arandis Airport (ADI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of WVB.
- Because of Walvis Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Walvis Bay 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.