Nonstop flight route between Birch Creek, Alaska, United States and Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birch Creek Airport (KBC), Birch Creek, Alaska, United States and RAF Gütersloh (GUT), Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,157 miles (or 6,691 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 Birch Creek Airport and RAF Gütersloh, 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 Birch Creek Airport and RAF Gütersloh. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBC / |
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Location: | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°16'26"N by 145°49'27"W |
Area Served: | Birch Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBC |
More Information: | KBC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUT / ETUO |
Airport Name: | RAF Gütersloh |
Location: | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°55'31"N by 8°18'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUT |
More Information: | GUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Birch Creek Airport (KBC):
- Birch Creek Airport (KBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Birch Creek Airport", another name for KBC is "Z91".
- The furthest airport from Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,178 miles (16,381 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of KBC.
- Because of Birch Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Birch Creek 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.
Facts about RAF Gütersloh (GUT):
- During its history as an RAF station, it was home to two squadrons of the English Electric Lightning F2/F2A - No.
- The furthest airport from RAF Gütersloh (GUT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,835 miles (19,046 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Royal Air Force Station Gütersloh, more commonly known as RAF Gütersloh, was a Royal Air Force Germany military airfield, the nearest Royal Air Force airfield to the East/West German border, in the vicinity of the town of Gütersloh.
- The closest airport to RAF Gütersloh (GUT) is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of GUT.
- RAF Gütersloh (GUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of RAF Gütersloh's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Gütersloh 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.