Nonstop flight route between Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Riberalta, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Riberalta Airport (RIB), Riberalta, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,296 miles (or 10,132 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport and Riberalta 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport and Riberalta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEL / EDHK |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E |
Area Served: | Kiel, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | State of Schleswig-Holstein (55%) City of Kiel (45%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEL |
More Information: | KEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIB / SLRI |
Airport Name: | Riberalta Airport |
Location: | Riberalta, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°1'0"S by 66°7'0"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIB |
More Information: | RIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):
- Further, German Air Force aircraft operating as fake targets for practice depart from Kiel Airport.
- Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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.
- A new hangar was built in 2000.
- In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
- The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
- The aerodrome was built in 1914 on a plain area that had been created from material dug out during the construction of the Kiel Canal.
- Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kiel Airport is a regional airport in Kiel, Germany.
- The furthest airport from Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Riberalta Airport (RIB):
- The closest airport to Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Guayaramerín Airport (GYA), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of RIB.
- Riberalta Airport (RIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Riberalta Airport (meaning Riberalta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,114 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- Because of Riberalta Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Riberalta 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.