Nonstop flight route between Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia and Saarbrücken, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kosrae International Airport (KSA), Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia and Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), Saarbrücken, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,396 miles (or 13,512 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 Kosrae International Airport and Saarbrücken 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 Kosrae International Airport and Saarbrücken Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kosrae International Airport (KSA):

• Kosrae International Airport (KSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kosrae International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Kosrae International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kosrae International Airport", another name for KSA is "TTK".
• The closest airport to Kosrae International Airport (KSA) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is located 313 miles (503 kilometers) NE of KSA.
• The furthest airport from Kosrae International Airport (KSA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kosrae International Airport (meaning Kosrae International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.

Facts about Saarbrücken Airport (SCN):

• Regional bus R10 provides scheduled connections to Saarbrücken city center including Saarbrücken main station.
• In 2005, a record year, nearly 500,000 passengers used Saarbrücken Airport.
• It wasn't until 1964 and several years of reconstruction work that the airport in Ensheim could finally open.
• Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) has 2 runways.
• The airport's suboptimal location meant winter flights were not possible and bad weather and poor flying conditions caused frequent problems.
• The closest airport to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of SCN.
• In addition to being known as "Saarbrücken Airport", another name for SCN is "Flughafen Saarbrücken".
• The furthest airport from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saarbrücken Airport (meaning Saarbrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,027 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.