Nonstop flight route between Franklin, Virginia, United States and Kassel, Hesse, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN), Franklin, Virginia, United States and Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), Kassel, Hesse, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,148 miles (or 6,676 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 Franklin Municipal Airport and Kassel Calden 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 Franklin Municipal Airport and Kassel Calden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN):

• Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Franklin Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Franklin Municipal 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.
• The closest airport to Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of FKN.
• The furthest airport from Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Franklin Municipal Airport", another name for FKN is "John Beverly Rose Field".

Facts about Kassel Calden Airport (KSF):

• The furthest airport from Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,845 miles (19,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KSF.
• In addition to being known as "Kassel Calden Airport", another name for KSF is "Flughafen Kassel-Calden".
• Built on farmland, 908 ft ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg, the airport was opened on 11 July 1970.
• Because of Kassel Calden Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Kassel Calden 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.
• The nearest other minor international airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport approx.
• Germania announced that their service to Palma de Mallorca will resume in the 2014 summer season.
• Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) has 3 runways.
• Kassel Calden Airport can be reached via the federal highway B7 which is itself connected to motorway A7.
• A completely new regional airport has been built next to the old airport to accommodate commercial chartered and scheduled carriers as well as the business and general aviation from the old airport.