Nonstop flight route between Húsavík, Iceland and Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(65°57'7"N by 17°25'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E)
Distance from HZK to GKE:
1,322.28 miles (2,128.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Húsavík Airport (HZK), Húsavík, Iceland and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,322 miles (or 2,128 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 Húsavík Airport and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZK / BIHU |
| Airport Name: | Húsavík Airport |
| Location: | Húsavík, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°57'7"N by 17°25'32"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HZK |
| More Information: | HZK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
| Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
| Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | NATO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
| More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Húsavík Airport (HZK):
- The closest airport to Húsavík Airport (HZK) is Akureyri Airport (AEY), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of HZK.
- Because of Húsavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Húsavík 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.
- The furthest airport from Húsavík Airport (HZK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,105 miles (17,871 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Húsavík Airport (HZK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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 E-3A Component is NATO's first operational flying unit with multinational manning.
- In January 1980 the first E-3A Component personnel started arriving at the base, and in October 1980 the NATO Defence Planning Committee granted the E-3A Component the status of a NATO International Military Headquarters.
- The furthest airport from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.26 miles (43.87 km) SW | Akureyri Airport (AEY) | Akureyri, Iceland |     |
| 2 | 43.66 miles (70.26 km) WNW | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| 3 | 44.26 miles (71.23 km) NNW | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 4 | 61.36 miles (98.75 km) ENE | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 5 | 62.59 miles (100.73 km) WSW | Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | |
| 6 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) E | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 7 | 97.85 miles (157.48 km) ESE | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 8 | 109.84 miles (176.78 km) W | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 9 | 131.08 miles (210.95 km) SSE | Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) | Höfn, Iceland | |
| 10 | 160.53 miles (258.35 km) W | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 11 | 174.62 miles (281.02 km) W | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 12 | 182.07 miles (293.01 km) SW | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 13 | 187.46 miles (301.69 km) W | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| 14 | 193.85 miles (311.97 km) SSW | Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | |
| 15 | 203.37 miles (327.29 km) SW | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,104.79 miles (17,871.38 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,070.15 miles (17,815.63 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,024.58 miles (17,742.30 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,981.36 miles (17,672.75 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,972.25 miles (17,658.08 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,952.86 miles (17,626.88 km) S | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,952.39 miles (17,626.12 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,948.68 miles (17,620.15 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,905.76 miles (17,551.07 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,886.94 miles (17,520.80 km) SSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,877.33 miles (17,505.32 km) SSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,873.83 miles (17,499.69 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,857.27 miles (17,473.04 km) SSW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,839.25 miles (17,444.05 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,799.15 miles (17,379.51 km) SSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.38 miles (18.32 km) SSE | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 2 | 11.97 miles (19.27 km) WSW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 27.36 miles (44.03 km) NE | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 4 | 34.40 miles (55.37 km) SW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 5 | 38.75 miles (62.36 km) NE | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 44.48 miles (71.59 km) NW | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 44.54 miles (71.69 km) N | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 8 | 48.38 miles (77.86 km) E | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 9 | 50.46 miles (81.20 km) NNW | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 59.73 miles (96.13 km) WNW | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 11 | 63.73 miles (102.57 km) NW | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 67.97 miles (109.39 km) W | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 13 | 70.48 miles (113.42 km) WNW | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 14 | 73.84 miles (118.83 km) SSE | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 15 | 73.90 miles (118.92 km) SSE | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,929.15 miles (19,198.07 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,633.84 miles (18,722.81 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,632.53 miles (18,720.70 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,621.45 miles (18,702.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,613.80 miles (18,690.56 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,609.95 miles (18,684.35 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,605.01 miles (18,676.40 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,586.56 miles (18,646.72 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,582.96 miles (18,640.92 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,578.02 miles (18,632.98 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,573.63 miles (18,625.91 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,571.83 miles (18,623.00 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,564.98 miles (18,611.99 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,564.22 miles (18,610.76 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,550.42 miles (18,588.56 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |