Nonstop flight route between Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI), Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,870 miles (or 6,228 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 Heide-Büsum Airport and Bradford Regional 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 Heide-Büsum Airport and Bradford Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEI / EDXB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°9'12"N by 8°53'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Heide, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Heide-Büsum GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HEI | 
| More Information: | HEI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFD / KBFD | 
| Airport Name: | Bradford Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Bradford, Pennsylvania | 
| Operator/Owner: | Bradford Regional Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2143 feet (653 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BFD | 
| More Information: | BFD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI):
- Because of Heide-Büsum Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heide-Büsum 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 Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SSW of HEI.
- The furthest airport from Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,683 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Heide-Büsum Airport", another name for HEI is "Flugplatz Heide-Büsum".
- Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bradford Regional Airport (BFD):
- The closest airport to Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of BFD.
- Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has 2 runways.
- Bradford Regional Airport is a public use airport located 10 nautical miles south of the central business district of Bradford, in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- The furthest airport from Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,898 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,593 in 2009, and 2,962 in 2010.




