Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and St. Catherine, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), St. Catherine, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,218 miles (or 3,570 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 relatively short distance between Sylt Airport and St. Catherine International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW | 
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| Location: | Westerland, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E | 
| Area Served: | Sylt, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GWT | 
| More Information: | GWT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKV / HESC | 
| Airport Name: | St. Catherine International Airport | 
| Location: | St. Catherine, Egypt | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°41'7"N by 34°3'45"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4368 feet (1,331 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKV | 
| More Information: | SKV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
 - In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
 - Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
 - Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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.
 - During World War II the airport was significantly redeveloped and enlarged to serve as a military base.
 - The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
Facts about St. Catherine International Airport (SKV):
- The furthest airport from St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
 - Because of St. Catherine International Airport's high elevation of 4,368 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SKV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SKV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of SKV.
 
