Nonstop flight route between Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil and Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,736 miles (or 9,231 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 Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component, 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 Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYN / SBGO |
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Location: | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°37'46"S by 49°13'36"W |
Area Served: | Goiânia |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2450 feet (747 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYN |
More Information: | GYN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | NATO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN):
- Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport handled 3,063,649 passengers last year.
- Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SSE of GYN.
- The furthest airport from Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
- The government of the state of Goiás, in order to encourage tourism and aviation reduced the tax on petrol from 15% to 3%.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport", another name for GYN is "Aeroporto Santa Genoveva/Goiânia".
- It is operated by Infraero.
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- Flying operations at Geilenkirchen ended in January 1968 and the installation was handed over to the German Air Force in March 1968.
- An Economic Impact Study compiled by the NATO E-3A Component shows a 2008 economic impact of 275.8 million euro within a 200-kilometer radius of the base.
- The furthest airport from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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.
- Since that time, most of the buildings on base have been renovated to present day standards and several new buildings have been erected.