Nonstop flight route between Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Gaza, Palestine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI), Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,018 miles (or 3,248 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 relatively short distance between Heide-Büsum Airport and Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GZA / LVGZ | 
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| Location: | Gaza, Palestine | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°14'47"N by 34°16'33"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Palestinian National Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 320 feet (98 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GZA | 
| More Information: | GZA 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Heide-Büsum Airport", another name for HEI is "Flugplatz Heide-Büsum".
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA):
- The construction of the airport was provided for in the Oslo II Agreement of 1995.
 - The furthest airport from Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,736 miles (18,887 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
 - In addition to being known as "Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)", another name for GZA is "مطار ياسر عرفات الدولي".
 - Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) is Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) N of GZA.
 - Because of the short supply in construction materials in Gaza, stones of the airport's tarmac are used for rebuilding other structures.
 - Because of Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)'s relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) 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.
 
