Nonstop flight route between Kremenchuk, Ukraine and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), Kremenchuk, Ukraine and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,075 miles (or 1,730 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 Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport and Fritzlar Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU):

• The furthest airport from Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,976 miles (17,664 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport", other names for KHU include "Аеропорт «Кременчук»Аэропорт «Кременчуг»" and "UKHK".
• The closest airport to Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) is Myrhorod Airport (MXR), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of KHU.

Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):

• The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
• In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
• Air force operations were phased out on 14 September 1947, and the air base was turned over to the United States Army.
• On 12/13 April 1945 parts of the 404th Fighter Group and 365th Fighter Group Hellcats moved to Fritzlar and supported ground troops with their P-47 Thunderbolts, until they reached the Elbe river.
• The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On 14/16 March 1939 the Staff and the first Group of the Kampfgeschwader 54 "Totenkopf" were established at Fritzlar Airfield.
• In August 1941 the hangars of the airfield were used by Junkers as maintenance and production site.
• Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar Air Base 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.
• Construction of the airfield began in September 1935, although the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany to have an air force.
• The barely damaged Luftwaffe airfield were captured by parts of the 9th Infantry Division on 30 March 1945.
• Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1946 parts of the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment were based at Fritzlar Kaserne.