Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and La Plata Airport (LPG), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,393 miles (or 11,898 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 La Plata 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 La Plata 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: | LPG / SADL |
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Location: | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°58'19"S by 57°53'40"W |
Area Served: | La Plata |
Operator/Owner: | Dirección Provincial de Aeronavegación Oficial y Planificación Aeroportuaria (DPAO) |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPG |
More Information: | LPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- To commemorate Australian participation in the Airlift, the Royal Australian Air Force presented RAF Gatow with a retired Douglas Dakota in the 1980s, to use as a gate guardian.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the Berlin Blockade, RAF Gatow served as an airfield for the British Army's Berlin Infantry Brigade, and was prepared to revert to its role as a supply base, if another Berlin Airlift to West Berlin ever became necessary.
- 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 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 first landing by a Royal Air Force aircraft was by Avro Anson serial number PW698 on 2 July 1945 at 11.55 hours.
- Alongside the Royal Air Force and various British civil aviation companies, the United States Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the South African Air Force all flew supplies into RAF Gatow during the Airlift.
- RAF Gatow was also used as a civilian airport for a limited time.
- 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.
Facts about La Plata Airport (LPG):
- Because of La Plata Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at La Plata 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.
- La Plata Airport (LPG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to La Plata Airport (LPG) is Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) N of LPG.
- The furthest airport from La Plata Airport (LPG) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is nearly antipodal to La Plata Airport (meaning La Plata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingdao Liuting International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- In addition to being known as "La Plata Airport", another name for LPG is "Aeropuerto de La Plata".