Nonstop flight route between Manassas, Virginia, United States and Berlin, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Manassas, Virginia, United States and Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), Berlin, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,198 miles (or 6,756 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 Manassas Regional Airport and Berlin Tempelhof 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 Manassas Regional Airport and Berlin Tempelhof Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manassas Regional Airport (HEF):

• Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Manassas Regional Airport", other names for HEF include "Harry P. Davis Field" and "HEF[1] or MNZ[2]".
• The closest airport to Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HEF.
• Because of Manassas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Manassas Regional 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 furthest airport from Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,661 miles (18,767 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Manassas Regional Airport covers an area of 888 acres at an elevation of 192 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF):

• The closest airport to Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of THF.
• Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,687 miles (18,808 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Berlin Tempelhof Airport", another name for THF is "Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof".
• Because of Berlin Tempelhof Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Tempelhof 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 grass runways usual in Germany until then could not cope with the massive demand, and a subsequently built runway containing perforated steel matting began to crumble under the weight of the USAF's C-54 Skymasters.
• Tempelhof's German commander, Oberst Rudolf Böttger, refused to carry out orders to blow up the base, choosing instead to kill himself.
• 1950 was also the year Air France joined Pan Am at Tempelhof.
• Tempelhof Airport closed all operations on 30 October 2008, despite the efforts of some protesters to prevent the closure.
• The new air terminal was designed as headquarters for Deutsche Luft Hansa, the German national airline at that time.