Nonstop flight route between Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI), Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,382 miles (or 7,052 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 Wilmington International 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 Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield and Wilmington International Airport. 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: | ILM / KILM |
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| Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°16'14"N by 77°54'9"W |
| Area Served: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | New Hanover County, North Carolina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILM |
| More Information: | ILM Maps & Info |
Facts about Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI):
- The airfield started life as an agricultural airstrip in Güttin with a grass runway.
- 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 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.
- Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield lies only a few hundred metres from the B 96 federal road.
- 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.
Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):
- ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
- Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington International 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 Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- American Eagle began service between Wilmington and Chicago O'Hare International Airport in July 2011 after the airport authority offered two years of waived fees and marketing cost sharing.
- In addition to flights to its main regional hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, US Airways introduced three daily flights between Wilmington and La Guardia Airport in New York City during the 2000s following lobbying from the Wilmington community.
- Wilmington International Airport is owned by New Hanover County.
- The site is still undergoing environmental remediation, and the next five-year review for the site will be completed in August 2013.
