Nonstop flight route between Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Big Mountain, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI), Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX), Big Mountain, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,552 miles (or 7,326 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 Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield and Big Mountain Air Force Station, 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 Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield and Big Mountain Air Force Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GTI / EDCG | 
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| Location: | Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°23'3"N by 13°19'54"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ostsee-Flug-Rügen GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | commercial airfield | 
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GTI | 
| More Information: | GTI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMX / PABM | 
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| Location: | Big Mountain, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'39"N by 155°15'32"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 663 feet (202 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BMX | 
| More Information: | BMX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI):
- Because of Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield 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.
 - Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield", another name for GTI is "Flugplatz Rügen/ Regionalflugplatz Güttin".
 - The closest airport to Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) is Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) W of GTI.
 - The airfield started life as an agricultural airstrip in Güttin with a grass runway.
 
Facts about Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX):
- Because of Big Mountain Air Force Station's relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Big Mountain Air Force Station 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 Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,683 miles (17,193 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - The closest airport to Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) is Kokhanok Airport (KNK), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of BMX.
 - In addition to being known as "Big Mountain Air Force Station", another name for BMX is "37AK".
 - Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) currently has only 1 runway.
 
