Nonstop flight route between Flint, Michigan, United States and Celle, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,090 miles (or 6,582 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 Bishop International Airport and Celle Air Base, 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 Bishop International Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):

• Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,098 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The completed terminal was dedicated on November 13, 2012.
• The Bishop International Airport Authority is the joint public authority created by Genesee County and the city of Flint to run Bishop International Airport.
• The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
• Because of Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Bishop 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.

Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):

• The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 prohibited the German Reich to have her own air force.
• The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• Peculiarly, from 1959 until 1967 two transport wings of the German Air Force were also stationed at Celle.
• After having been taken over by British forces, it came under the control of the Royal Air Force Germany and was renamed RAF Station Celle.
• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle Air Base 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.
• After the end of the Cold War Celle Air Base's ability for instrument flights was removed and the emergency landing strips on the motorways were abandoned.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.