Nonstop flight route between Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras and Nordholz, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Guanaja Airport (GJA), Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras and Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,489 miles (or 8,834 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 Guanaja Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase, 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 Guanaja Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Guanaja Airport (GJA):

• The closest airport to Guanaja Airport (GJA) is Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of GJA.
• Guanaja Airport (GJA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Guanaja Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guanaja 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 furthest airport from Guanaja Airport (GJA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Guanaja Airport (meaning Guanaja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Guanaja Airport", another name for GJA is "Aeropuerto de Guanaja".

Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):

• Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
• Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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.
• During the occupation of Denmark and Norway, Kampfgeschwader 100 flew attacks from Nordholz with their Heinkel He 111 medium bombers.
• The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Out of the 20 Atlantics, five were converted during 1969 and 1970 into SIGINT aircraft, specialised in electronic reconnaissance of hostile radar systems and communications of what used to be the Eastern Bloc.
• The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
• Nordholz was used for several Cold War NATO deployments of USAF/ANG units during the annual "Reforger" exercises.