Nonstop flight route between Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Gütersloh (GUT), Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,430 miles (or 7,129 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 RAF Gütersloh and Edmonton 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 RAF Gütersloh and Edmonton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Gütersloh (GUT):

• Because of RAF Gütersloh's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Gütersloh 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 the withdrawal by the Royal Air Force in 1993, the base became a British Army Garrison, called the Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh, a base for British Army helicopters, and Royal Logistic Corps Regiments.
• The furthest airport from RAF Gütersloh (GUT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,835 miles (19,046 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Its early history is largely undetermined.
• The closest airport to RAF Gütersloh (GUT) is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of GUT.
• RAF Gütersloh (GUT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The station was captured by the Americans in April 1945 and designated as "Advanced Landing Ground Y-99".

Facts about Edmonton International Airport (YEG):

• Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.
• An expansion program initiated in October 2007 is nearing completion.
• Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.
• Canadian North maintains its operations facilities on a building on the airport grounds.
• EIA has a wide catchment range encompassing Central and Northern Alberta, northern British Columbia, and Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
• EIA can handle aircraft designated as Code F by the ICAO, and has been approved by airline as a diversion airport for the A380.
• Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport and purchased over 7,000 acres of land.
• The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
• The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.