Nonstop flight route between Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Zanesville, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV), Zanesville, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,072 miles (or 6,553 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | NATO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZZV / KZZV |
Airport Name: | Zanesville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°56'39"N by 81°53'31"W |
Area Served: | Zanesville, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Zanesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZZV |
More Information: | ZZV Maps & Info |
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- Since that time, most of the buildings on base have been renovated to present day standards and several new buildings have been erected.
- 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.
- 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.
- Major construction on the base initially included a new 3,000-metre runway with a width of 45 metres, as well as aprons and taxiways, a control tower, an Information Technology Wing building, on-base accommodation and major renovation of the four existing hangars.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Following NATO’s decision to establish the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force program and to make the base near Teveren the Main Operating Base of the E3A Component, a major construction program was started in 1980 to modify the operational and support facilities.
- Since coming into service in the early 1980s, the aircraft and their onboard systems and associated ground-based equipment have undergone regular upgrading.
Facts about Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV):
- Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Harry Clever Field (PHD), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of ZZV.
- Because of Zanesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Zanesville Municipal 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 first airline flights were TWA DC-3s in 1947.
- The furthest airport from Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.