Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI), Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,257 miles (or 8,460 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield, 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• In a survey among travelers in the United States by J.D.
• Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• Airline flights resumed at Hobby in 1971.
• Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI):

• The closest airport to Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) is Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) W of GTI.
• The airfield started life as an agricultural airstrip in Güttin with a grass runway.
• Because of Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield 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 Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield", another name for GTI is "Flugplatz Rügen/ Regionalflugplatz Güttin".