Nonstop flight route between Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany and Jessore, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany and Jessore Airport (JSR), Jessore, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,555 miles (or 7,331 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 Fritzlar Air Base and Jessore 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 Fritzlar Air Base and Jessore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):

• Air force operations were phased out on 14 September 1947, and the air base was turned over to the United States Army.
• On 12/13 April 1945 parts of the 404th Fighter Group and 365th Fighter Group Hellcats moved to Fritzlar and supported ground troops with their P-47 Thunderbolts, until they reached the Elbe river.
• The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
• The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Construction of the airfield began in September 1935, although the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany to have an air force.
• Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar 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.
• In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".

Facts about Jessore Airport (JSR):

• The furthest airport from Jessore Airport (JSR) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,279 miles (18,152 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Jessore Airport (JSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Jessore Airport (JSR) is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SW of JSR.
• Because of Jessore Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Jessore 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.