Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Cirebon, Java, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°45'22"S by 108°32'22"E)
Distance from GWW to CBN:
6,815.43 miles (10,968.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), Cirebon, Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,815 miles (or 10,968 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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: | CBN / WICD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°45'22"S by 108°32'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cirebon Regency Government |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBN |
| More Information: | CBN 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.
- 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.
- On 20 June 1980, the Royal Australian Air Force presented a Douglas Dakota to RAF Gatow in commemoration of its role.
- 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.
- These aircraft were also used for reconnaissance missions in co-operation with The British Commander-in-Chief's Mission to the Soviet Forces of Occupation in Germany, commonly known as BRIXMIS.
- 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.
- 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 airfield is now called General-Steinhoff Kaserne.
Facts about Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN):
- Because of Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSW of CBN.
- The furthest airport from Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) is Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), which is nearly antipodal to Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (meaning Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Tame, Arauca, Colombia.
- Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport", another name for CBN is "Bandar Udara Penggung".
| 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 | 45.49 miles (73.21 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 66.83 miles (107.56 km) W | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 69.98 miles (112.62 km) SSE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 77.41 miles (124.57 km) SE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 118.12 miles (190.10 km) WNW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 126.72 miles (203.93 km) E | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 136.48 miles (219.64 km) WNW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 147.98 miles (238.15 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 208.53 miles (335.60 km) E | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 253.51 miles (407.98 km) WNW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 271.15 miles (436.37 km) WNW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 282.32 miles (454.36 km) N | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 294.40 miles (473.78 km) E | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 297.28 miles (478.43 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.36 miles (19,967.67 km) NE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,404.66 miles (19,963.32 km) ENE | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,382.68 miles (19,927.94 km) WNW | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,379.19 miles (19,922.32 km) WNW | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 12,368.42 miles (19,905.00 km) NE | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,336.19 miles (19,853.13 km) NE | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,328.45 miles (19,840.66 km) NE | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,320.25 miles (19,827.47 km) NNE | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,318.97 miles (19,825.41 km) NNE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,315.79 miles (19,820.30 km) ENE | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,308.98 miles (19,809.33 km) N | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,306.91 miles (19,806.01 km) N | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,300.48 miles (19,795.66 km) W | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,282.60 miles (19,766.88 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,280.03 miles (19,762.75 km) NNE | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |