Nonstop flight route between Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heligoland Airport (HGL), Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,305 miles (or 6,928 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 Heligoland Airport and Addington Field, 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 Heligoland Airport and Addington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGL / EDXH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°11'8"N by 7°54'51"E | 
| Area Served: | Heligoland, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Helgoland AirService GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HGL | 
| More Information: | HGL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKX / KEKX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'9"N by 85°55'29"W | 
| Area Served: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky | 
| Operator/Owner: | Elizabethtown Airport Board | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EKX | 
| More Information: | EKX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Heligoland Airport (HGL):
- The closest airport to Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Wangerooge Airport (AGE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of HGL.
- In addition to being known as "Heligoland Airport", another name for HGL is "Flughafen Helgoland-Düne".
- Because of Heligoland Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heligoland 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.
- Heligoland Airport is a small airport on the German island of Düne, the smaller of the two isles of the Heligoland archipelago in the North Sea, about 70 kilometres from the mainland.
- Heligoland Airport (HGL) has 3 runways.
- A ferryboat service connects Düne to the Heligoland main island.
- The furthest airport from Heligoland Airport (HGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,693 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Addington Field (EKX):
- In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".
- The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington Field 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.
- Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.




