Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Agadez, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY), Agadez, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,469 miles (or 3,974 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow and Mano Dayak International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | AJY / DRZA |
| Airport Name: | Mano Dayak International Airport |
| Location: | Agadez, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°57'57"N by 8°0'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1657 feet (505 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AJY |
| More Information: | AJY Maps & Info |
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- Known for most of its operational life as Royal Air Force Station Gatow, or more commonly RAF Gatow, this former British Royal Air Force airfield is in the district of Gatow in south-western Berlin, west of the Havel river, in the borough of Spandau.
- In November 1948, the latest RAF transport aircraft, the Handley Page Hastings, was added to the squadrons flying into RAF Gatow and some aircrews and aircraft were redeployed to train replacement aircrews.
- 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.
- BEA moved to Tempelhof Airport in 1951, where most of West Berlin's commercial air transport operations were concentrated from then on.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Also on the site of the former RAF station, but not part of General-Steinhoff Kaserne, is a school, the Hans-Carossa-Gymnasium, and houses for government employees of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 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.
- During the Berlin Airlift, the Station was modernised with a 2,000 yards long concrete runway, using 794 German workers, in March 1947.
- 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.
- Late April 1945, towards the end of World War II in Europe, the airfield was occupied by the advancing Red Army.
Facts about Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY):
- The furthest airport from Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) is Niue International Airport (IUE), which is nearly antipodal to Mano Dayak International Airport (meaning Mano Dayak International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Niue International Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Alofi, Niue.
- Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is located 133 miles (214 kilometers) NNW of AJY.
