Nonstop flight route between Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany and Merowe, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(51°7'0"N by 9°17'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°26'59"N by 31°49'58"E)
Distance from FRZ to MWE:
2,571.68 miles (4,138.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany and Merowe Airport (MWE), Merowe, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,572 miles (or 4,139 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 Merowe 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 Merowe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRZ / ETHF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'0"N by 9°17'13"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 566 feet (173 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRZ |
| More Information: | FRZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWE / HSMR |
| Airport Name: | Merowe Airport |
| Location: | Merowe, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'59"N by 31°49'58"E |
| Area Served: | Merowe |
| View all routes: | Routes from MWE |
| More Information: | MWE Maps & Info |
Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (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.
- In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
- In 1946 parts of the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment were based at Fritzlar Kaserne.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
- The bombing of the Eder Dam on 17 May 1943 had no significant effect on the production lines.
Facts about Merowe Airport (MWE):
- The closest airport to Merowe Airport (MWE) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WSW of MWE.
- The furthest airport from Merowe Airport (MWE) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to Merowe Airport (meaning Merowe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.50 miles (34.60 km) NNE | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany |     |
| 2 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) NW | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 3 | 59.58 miles (95.89 km) WSW | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 4 | 70.00 miles (112.65 km) NW | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 5 | 73.19 miles (117.78 km) E | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 6 | 77.47 miles (124.68 km) WNW | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 7 | 81.19 miles (130.66 km) SSW | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 8 | 84.98 miles (136.76 km) SSW | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 9 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) SSW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 10 | 94.42 miles (151.95 km) N | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 94.85 miles (152.65 km) W | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 12 | 98.38 miles (158.32 km) NW | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 13 | 103.12 miles (165.95 km) SSE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 14 | 104.95 miles (168.90 km) ENE | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 15 | 105.79 miles (170.25 km) SSE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,865.49 miles (19,095.61 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,498.12 miles (18,504.38 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,495.99 miles (18,500.95 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,494.73 miles (18,498.92 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,485.42 miles (18,483.94 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,483.98 miles (18,481.63 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,480.78 miles (18,476.48 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,477.76 miles (18,471.62 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,472.20 miles (18,462.68 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,455.95 miles (18,436.52 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,449.93 miles (18,426.83 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,444.38 miles (18,417.90 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,437.43 miles (18,406.71 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,436.58 miles (18,405.34 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,433.76 miles (18,400.80 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.19 miles (103.31 km) WSW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 2 | 64.48 miles (103.76 km) WSW | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 3 | 103.85 miles (167.12 km) WNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 4 | 154.77 miles (249.07 km) ESE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 5 | 203.29 miles (327.16 km) SSE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 6 | 232.39 miles (374.00 km) N | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 7 | 271.63 miles (437.15 km) N | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 8 | 349.27 miles (562.09 km) NW | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 9 | 359.44 miles (578.46 km) ENE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 10 | 361.88 miles (582.39 km) SE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 11 | 364.78 miles (587.05 km) SE | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 12 | 381.12 miles (613.36 km) SSW | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 13 | 386.25 miles (621.61 km) N | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 14 | 462.01 miles (743.53 km) SSE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 15 | 462.69 miles (744.62 km) SE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,323.58 miles (19,832.84 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,312.72 miles (19,815.35 km) ESE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,246.39 miles (19,708.61 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,212.77 miles (19,654.50 km) ESE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,206.72 miles (19,644.76 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,202.64 miles (19,638.20 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,192.97 miles (19,622.63 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,186.84 miles (19,612.76 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,162.82 miles (19,574.11 km) ESE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) ESE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,131.45 miles (19,523.63 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,126.72 miles (19,516.02 km) SSW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,112.86 miles (19,493.72 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,092.46 miles (19,460.89 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 12,026.31 miles (19,354.41 km) WSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |