Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and St. Theresa Point Airport (YST), St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,010 miles (or 6,453 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 St. Theresa Point 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 St. Theresa Point 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: | YST / CYST |
Airport Name: | St. Theresa Point Airport |
Location: | St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°50'44"N by 94°51'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 767 feet (234 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YST |
More Information: | YST Maps & Info |
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- 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.
- Also on the site of the former Royal Air Force station, but not part of General Steinhoff-Kaserne, is a school, the Hans-Carossa-Gymnasium, as well as houses for government employees of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 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.
- BEA moved to Tempelhof Airport in 1951, where most of West Berlin's commercial air transport operations were concentrated from then on.
- The closest military neighbour to RAF Gatow was a tank unit of the National People's Army of East 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.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
- RAF Gatow was also used as a civilian airport for a limited time.
Facts about St. Theresa Point Airport (YST):
- The closest airport to St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) is Island Lake Airport (YIV), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of YST.
- St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,435 miles (16,793 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of St. Theresa Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 767 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Theresa Point 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.