Nonstop flight route between Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and St. Catherine, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), St. Catherine, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,141 miles (or 3,446 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport and St. Catherine International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEL / EDHK |
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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: | SKV / HESC |
| Airport Name: | St. Catherine International Airport |
| Location: | St. Catherine, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°41'7"N by 34°3'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4368 feet (1,331 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKV |
| More Information: | SKV 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.
- Its taxiways were extended in 1963, a first terminal was built in 1965.
- Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1987, the terminal that is still used today was built.
- The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
- However, use of the airport declined in the following years as more and more scheduled flight routes were discontinued.
Facts about St. Catherine International Airport (SKV):
- Because of St. Catherine International Airport's high elevation of 4,368 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SKV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SKV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of SKV.
