Nonstop flight route between Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°31'5"N by 7°36'43"E)
Distance from HSV to DTM:
4,564.36 miles (7,345.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Dortmund Airport (DTM), Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,564 miles (or 7,346 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 Huntsville International Airport and Dortmund 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 Huntsville International Airport and Dortmund Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSV / KHSV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W |
| Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSV |
| More Information: | HSV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTM / EDLW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°31'5"N by 7°36'43"E |
| Area Served: | Dortmund and the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Dortmund GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 425 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DTM |
| More Information: | DTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville International 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.
- Also, plans are underway for another terminal area, added runways, and the lengthening of the two current runways.
- In November 1967 Eastern scheduled nine departures each weekday from the then new airport while United had four and Southern operated 17.
- The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
- The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In June 1967 Eastern Airlines introduced "The Space Corridor" linking Huntsville with aerospace centers in St.
- In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
- Southern Airways also served Huntsville.
- Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
Facts about Dortmund Airport (DTM):
- Because of Dortmund Airport's relatively low elevation of 425 feet, planes can take off or land at Dortmund 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.
- Over the next decades Düsseldorf Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport were the dominant commercial airports in the Rhine-Ruhr Area.
- The closest airport to Dortmund Airport (DTM) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) WSW of DTM.
- The furthest airport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,872 miles (19,106 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Dortmund Airport", another name for DTM is "Flughafen Dortmund".
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.87 miles (9.45 km) ENE | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) W | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 31.55 miles (50.78 km) NNE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 48.04 miles (77.31 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 59.40 miles (95.59 km) NNE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 60.33 miles (97.09 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 63.31 miles (101.89 km) NE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 66.43 miles (106.91 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 67.37 miles (108.42 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 73.53 miles (118.33 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 74.17 miles (119.37 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 80.35 miles (129.31 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 84.61 miles (136.16 km) SSE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 89.48 miles (144.00 km) SE | Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) | Anniston, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,189.47 miles (18,007.66 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,169.86 miles (17,976.10 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,150.56 miles (17,945.04 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,138.43 miles (17,925.53 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,133.77 miles (17,918.02 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,132.36 miles (17,915.76 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,120.55 miles (17,896.75 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,114.33 miles (17,886.73 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,113.03 miles (17,884.65 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,107.04 miles (17,875.01 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,083.94 miles (17,837.82 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,060.39 miles (17,799.92 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,051.55 miles (17,785.69 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,045.21 miles (17,775.50 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,042.11 miles (17,770.51 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.73 miles (63.94 km) WSW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 2 | 40.91 miles (65.85 km) NE | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 3 | 42.80 miles (68.88 km) N | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 43.68 miles (70.30 km) E | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 5 | 49.45 miles (79.59 km) SSW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) WSW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 7 | 54.34 miles (87.45 km) N | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 8 | 59.61 miles (95.93 km) SSE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 9 | 60.74 miles (97.75 km) NNW | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 63.41 miles (102.05 km) W | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 11 | 76.91 miles (123.77 km) E | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 12 | 77.47 miles (124.68 km) ESE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 13 | 78.06 miles (125.63 km) WSW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 78.24 miles (125.91 km) SW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 15 | 83.04 miles (133.63 km) W | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.77 miles (19,105.72 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,557.01 miles (18,599.17 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,554.74 miles (18,595.51 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.55 miles (18,577.49 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.74 miles (18,564.93 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,531.93 miles (18,558.80 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,528.06 miles (18,552.57 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,512.84 miles (18,528.07 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,507.92 miles (18,520.15 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.51 miles (18,513.07 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,496.51 miles (18,501.79 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,496.47 miles (18,501.73 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,489.80 miles (18,490.99 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,488.92 miles (18,489.57 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,474.54 miles (18,466.43 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |