Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO), Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,951 miles (or 7,969 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 Bartlesville 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 Bartlesville 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: | BVO / KBVO |
| Airport Name: | Bartlesville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°45'51"N by 96°0'39"W |
| Area Served: | Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bartlesville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 711 feet (217 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVO |
| More Information: | BVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- Late April 1945, towards the end of World War II in Europe, the airfield was occupied by the advancing Red Army.
- 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.
- Clues to the airfield's original use survive in the barrack block accommodation, each block of which was named after a famous German airman of the First World War, with the airman's bust above the entrance door.
- The closest military neighbour to RAF Gatow was a tank unit of the National People's Army of East Germany.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- RAF Gatow was also used as a civilian airport for a limited time.
- 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.
Facts about Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO):
- Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,725 miles (17,260 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Bartlesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 711 feet, planes can take off or land at Bartlesville Municipal 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.
- The closest airport to Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) is Independence Municipal Airport (IDP), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of BVO.
