Nonstop flight route between Giebelstadt, Germany and West Lafayette, Indiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°38'52"N by 9°57'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°24'43"N by 86°56'12"W)
Distance from GHF to LAF:
4,437.69 miles (7,141.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Giebelstadt Airport (GHF), Giebelstadt, Germany and Purdue University Airport (LAF), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,438 miles (or 7,142 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 Giebelstadt Airport and Purdue University 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 Giebelstadt Airport and Purdue University Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHF / ETEU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Giebelstadt, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°38'52"N by 9°57'53"E |
| Area Served: | Würzburg, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 980 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHF |
| More Information: | GHF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAF / KLAF |
| Airport Name: | Purdue University Airport |
| Location: | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°24'43"N by 86°56'12"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Purdue University |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 606 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAF |
| More Information: | LAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Giebelstadt Airport (GHF):
- In addition to being known as "Giebelstadt Airport", another name for GHF is "EDQG".
- The furthest airport from Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,932 miles (19,203 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Giebelstadt Airport's relatively low elevation of 980 feet, planes can take off or land at Giebelstadt 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 Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) is Kitzingen Airport (KZG), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of GHF.
Facts about Purdue University Airport (LAF):
- Purdue University Airport was the first university-owned airport in the United States.
- FedEx donated a 727 to Purdue, which is taxied through the airport every once in a while.
- Runway 23 has a displaced threshold, which shortens the runway to 3,913 ft for landing operations.
- Purdue University Airport has an FAA-staffed air traffic control tower and is the second busiest tower in Indiana.
- Because of Purdue University Airport's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Purdue University 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,959 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,518 enplanements in 2009, and 1,405 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Purdue University Airport (LAF) has 2 runways.
- In the early 60s, runway 10-28 and a larger hangar were built to support the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction with two DC-6 aircraft.
- The closest airport to Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NW of LAF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.48 miles (20.08 km) ENE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany |     |
| 2 | 50.92 miles (81.95 km) ESE | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 66.14 miles (106.44 km) W | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 67.60 miles (108.80 km) WNW | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 5 | 69.37 miles (111.64 km) SSW | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 6 | 74.20 miles (119.42 km) SSW | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 7 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) WNW | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 8 | 78.23 miles (125.91 km) ENE | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 9 | 84.07 miles (135.29 km) WNW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 10 | 94.38 miles (151.90 km) W | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 11 | 95.04 miles (152.96 km) ENE | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 12 | 95.14 miles (153.11 km) SSE | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 13 | 95.75 miles (154.10 km) SE | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 14 | 101.92 miles (164.03 km) NNE | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 15 | 104.08 miles (167.50 km) SW | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,932.02 miles (19,202.68 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,520.84 miles (18,540.96 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,509.76 miles (18,523.12 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,508.85 miles (18,521.66 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,507.16 miles (18,518.93 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,498.04 miles (18,504.25 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,493.73 miles (18,497.31 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,493.07 miles (18,496.26 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,487.41 miles (18,487.14 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,487.01 miles (18,486.51 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,485.47 miles (18,484.03 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,482.53 miles (18,479.29 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,480.24 miles (18,475.62 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,475.39 miles (18,467.81 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,448.04 miles (18,423.79 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.18 miles (56.62 km) NW | Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) | Kentland, Indiana, United States | |
| 2 | 37.70 miles (60.67 km) WSW | Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) NNW | Jasper County Airport (RNZ) | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 44.31 miles (71.32 km) ENE | Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) | Peru, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 46.84 miles (75.38 km) E | Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK) | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 58.82 miles (94.67 km) SE | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 60.01 miles (96.57 km) NE | Fulton County Airport (RCR) | Rochester, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 65.88 miles (106.03 km) NW | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 66.32 miles (106.73 km) E | Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ) | Marion, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 69.23 miles (111.41 km) SSW | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) N | Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 72.89 miles (117.30 km) ESE | Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) | Anderson, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 73.75 miles (118.69 km) NNE | Plymouth Municipal Airport (PLY) | Plymouth, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 75.30 miles (121.18 km) WSW | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) ESE | Pope Field (GFD) | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,147.75 miles (17,940.52 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,124.78 miles (17,903.55 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,104.44 miles (17,870.82 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,100.77 miles (17,864.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,060.95 miles (17,800.82 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,047.06 miles (17,778.47 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,037.15 miles (17,762.53 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,037.03 miles (17,762.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,020.06 miles (17,735.03 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,009.29 miles (17,717.69 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,973.64 miles (17,660.32 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,945.09 miles (17,614.37 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,928.26 miles (17,587.28 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,921.42 miles (17,576.28 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,889.99 miles (17,525.70 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |