Nonstop flight route between Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI), Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,120 miles (or 8,240 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 Killeen–Fort Hood 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 Killeen–Fort Hood 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 | 
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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: | GRK / KGRK | 
| Airport Name: | Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'1"N by 97°49'44"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1015 feet (309 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GRK | 
| More Information: | GRK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Heide-Büsum Airport (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.
 - The closest airport to Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SSW of HEI.
 - Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Heide-Büsum Airport", another name for HEI is "Flugplatz Heide-Büsum".
 
Facts about Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK):
- The furthest airport from Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,030 miles (17,751 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) is Hood Army Airfield (HLR), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GRK.
 - Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a PEM surface measuring 10,000 by 200 feet.
 
