Nonstop flight route between Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Tartagal, Salta, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG), Tartagal, Salta, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,608 miles (or 10,635 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 NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" 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 NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):

• NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.
• Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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 NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• E-3A Component flying operations began in February 1982 after delivery of the first E­3A aircraft.
• The Component operates seventeen Boeing E-3A AWACS aircraft all of which are based on the Boeing 707 airframe Trainer Cargo Aircraft but which have since been retired).
• NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is located near Geilenkirchen, Germany.
• The E-3A Component directly employs more than 3,000 personnel at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen and therefore has a significant economic impact in the surrounding communities.

Facts about Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG):

• The closest airport to Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of TTG.
• Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (meaning Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
• In addition to being known as "Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport", another name for TTG is "Aeropuerto de Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi”".