Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Ada, Oklahoma, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°48'15"N by 96°40'17"W)
Distance from GWW to ADT:
5,081.82 miles (8,178.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and Ada Municipal Airport (ADT), Ada, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,082 miles (or 8,178 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow and Ada Municipal 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow and Ada Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWW / EDBG |
| Airport Name: | Royal Air Force Station Gatow |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | formerly: Ministry of Defence, now: Bundeswehr |
| Airport Type: | Military (airport no longer in operation) |
| Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWW |
| More Information: | GWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADT / KADH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ada, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'15"N by 96°40'17"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1016 feet (310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADT |
| More Information: | ADT Maps & Info |
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- During the Berlin Airlift, the Station was modernised with a 2,000 yards long concrete runway, using 794 German workers, in March 1947.
- Because of Royal Air Force Station Gatow's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Royal Air Force Station Gatow 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.
- After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chipmunk reconnaissance flights soon ceased and the two Chipmunks were flown to RAF Laarbruch, in Western Germany to await disposal action.
- The novel Air Bridge by Hammond Innes is partially set in RAF Gatow at the time of the Berlin Airlift, and is notable for its accurate descriptions of the Station, including corridors and rooms within it.
- The furthest airport from Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GWW.
- The closest military neighbour to RAF Gatow was a tank unit of the National People's Army of East Germany.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ada Municipal Airport (ADT):
- The furthest airport from Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,835 miles (17,437 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) is Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of ADT.
- Ada Municipal Airport is a public airport located two miles north of the central business district of Ada, a city in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Ada Municipal Airport", another name for ADT is "ADH".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.62 miles (13.88 km) NE | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany |     |
| 2 | 11.09 miles (17.85 km) E | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 17.42 miles (28.04 km) ESE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 71.56 miles (115.16 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 78.23 miles (125.90 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 82.12 miles (132.15 km) SSW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 7 | 84.49 miles (135.97 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 8 | 86.79 miles (139.68 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 9 | 96.42 miles (155.17 km) SSE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 10 | 105.72 miles (170.13 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 11 | 105.92 miles (170.46 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 12 | 106.10 miles (170.75 km) NE | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 13 | 106.66 miles (171.65 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 14 | 114.76 miles (184.69 km) E | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 15 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) N | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,693.78 miles (18,819.27 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,312.95 miles (18,206.39 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,311.87 miles (18,204.64 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,305.68 miles (18,194.68 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,296.12 miles (18,179.29 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,295.61 miles (18,178.48 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,294.13 miles (18,176.09 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,290.27 miles (18,169.88 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,284.25 miles (18,160.20 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,268.64 miles (18,135.07 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,261.16 miles (18,123.03 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,260.31 miles (18,121.67 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,258.63 miles (18,118.96 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,252.71 miles (18,109.43 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,252.59 miles (18,109.24 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.87 miles (64.16 km) SSW | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 2 | 41.16 miles (66.24 km) NNW | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 50.65 miles (81.51 km) E | McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 52.20 miles (84.01 km) SSW | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 54.61 miles (87.88 km) NW | University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 58.42 miles (94.01 km) NW | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 61.63 miles (99.19 km) SSE | Eaker Field (DUA) | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 66.44 miles (106.93 km) NW | Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 68.06 miles (109.54 km) N | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 71.92 miles (115.74 km) SE | Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 72.28 miles (116.32 km) NE | Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 74.69 miles (120.19 km) NW | Wiley Post Airport (PWA) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 75.33 miles (121.23 km) S | North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 76.15 miles (122.56 km) WNW | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 76.79 miles (123.59 km) WSW | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,835.07 miles (17,437.31 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,659.68 miles (17,155.06 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,631.38 miles (17,109.51 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,611.20 miles (17,077.03 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,591.21 miles (17,044.86 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,587.80 miles (17,039.37 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,577.25 miles (17,022.39 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,576.83 miles (17,021.72 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,571.07 miles (17,012.44 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,559.10 miles (16,993.18 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,556.15 miles (16,988.43 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,553.03 miles (16,983.42 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,551.46 miles (16,980.88 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,539.74 miles (16,962.02 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,506.96 miles (16,909.27 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |