Nonstop flight route between Kasikasima, Suriname and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), Kasikasima, Suriname and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,919 miles (or 7,916 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 Tepoe Airstrip and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Tepoe Airstrip and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tepoe Airstrip (KCB):

• The closest airport to Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) is Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NE of KCB.
• The furthest airport from Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is nearly antipodal to Tepoe Airstrip (meaning Tepoe Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haluoleo Airport (WMA)), and is located 12,293 miles (19,784 kilometers) away in Kendari, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Tepoe Airstrip", another name for KCB is "SMTP".

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• During World War II, between 1940 and 1945, the airport was occupied by the German Military.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• In 1977, a new passenger terminal opened and more parking space for cars was constructed.
• On August 16, 1954, the Rijksluchtvaartschool – or National Aviation Academy in English – moved to the airport from Gilze-Rijen.
• The aerodrome's name was changed once again in 1988, becoming officially "Groningen Airport Eelde NV".
• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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.