Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and Zaragoza, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°39'57"N by 1°2'30"W)
Distance from GWT to ZAZ:
1,009.75 miles (1,625.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), Zaragoza, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,010 miles (or 1,625 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 Zaragoza Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | ZAZ / LEZG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zaragoza, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°39'57"N by 1°2'30"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAZ |
| More Information: | ZAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
Facts about Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ):
- Because of Zaragoza Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaragoza 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.
- Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) has 2 runways.
- During the Cold War, the United States Air Force used the facility as Zaragoza Air Base.
- In addition to being known as "Zaragoza Airport", another name for ZAZ is "Aeropuerto de Zaragoza".
- The furthest airport from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Zaragoza Airport (meaning Zaragoza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- Zaragoza was chosen as a NASA Space Shuttle TAL site due to its long runway, which needs be longer than 7,500 feet, and its pleasant weather.
- The closest airport to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NE of ZAZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.79 miles (68.86 km) ENE | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 43.14 miles (69.43 km) N | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 3 | 53.09 miles (85.43 km) SSW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 57.06 miles (91.83 km) SSE | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.71 miles (92.87 km) E | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 6 | 65.43 miles (105.31 km) NNE | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 7 | 74.40 miles (119.73 km) N | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 8 | 79.92 miles (128.62 km) SSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 9 | 80.19 miles (129.05 km) S | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) ESE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 11 | 87.61 miles (140.99 km) ENE | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 12 | 97.62 miles (157.11 km) S | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 13 | 100.41 miles (161.60 km) NNE | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 14 | 110.87 miles (178.43 km) SE | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 15 | 112.36 miles (180.82 km) SW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,640.31 miles (18,733.21 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,430.28 miles (18,395.21 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,411.82 miles (18,365.49 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,401.31 miles (18,348.59 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,387.03 miles (18,325.61 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,381.57 miles (18,316.81 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,378.04 miles (18,311.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,377.55 miles (18,310.35 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,367.05 miles (18,293.46 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,347.47 miles (18,261.94 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,338.37 miles (18,247.30 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,335.99 miles (18,243.46 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,325.54 miles (18,226.64 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,318.40 miles (18,215.16 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,313.74 miles (18,207.65 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.76 miles (75.26 km) NE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 2 | 81.49 miles (131.15 km) E | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 3 | 82.32 miles (132.48 km) NNW | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 4 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) NW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 5 | 117.58 miles (189.22 km) NNE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 6 | 119.94 miles (193.03 km) ESE | Reus Airport (REU) | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain | |
| 7 | 120.28 miles (193.57 km) NW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 8 | 122.59 miles (197.30 km) NNE | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 9 | 122.86 miles (197.72 km) NNW | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 10 | 126.91 miles (204.24 km) N | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 11 | 127.99 miles (205.99 km) SSE | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 12 | 133.99 miles (215.63 km) ENE | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 13 | 140.40 miles (225.96 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 14 | 147.74 miles (237.77 km) NW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 15 | 149.01 miles (239.81 km) WSW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,257.79 miles (19,726.95 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,249.59 miles (19,713.75 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,239.31 miles (19,697.22 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,224.14 miles (19,672.79 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,222.98 miles (19,670.92 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,220.63 miles (19,667.14 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,199.86 miles (19,633.72 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,184.08 miles (19,608.33 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,173.72 miles (19,591.65 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,161.06 miles (19,571.29 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,157.07 miles (19,564.86 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,156.20 miles (19,563.45 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,153.99 miles (19,559.90 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,138.80 miles (19,535.45 km) E | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.97 km) E | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |