Nonstop flight route between Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia and Celle, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kubin Airport (KUG), Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,489 miles (or 13,661 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 Kubin Airport and Celle Air Base, 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 Kubin Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kubin Airport (KUG):

• The furthest airport from Kubin Airport (KUG) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,491 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Kubin Airport", another name for KUG is "Moa Island Airport".
• Because of Kubin Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kubin 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.
• The closest airport to Kubin Airport (KUG) is Badu Island Airport (BDD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of KUG.
• Kubin Airport (KUG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):

• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• At the beginning of the airlift a total of 600 tons of freight were transported into the besieged city which increased to 1000 tons of coal and food each day in the spring of 1949.
• The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Following the move of its transport wings, the German Air Force did not station any flying units at Celle Air Base.
• In 1910 flight trials were undertaken on the Scheuener Heide, a heath north of the river Aller.
• At the beginning of World War II the training school was relocated to Leipzig and Celle Air Base was used by varying units, none of which were stationed there for any long period of time.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle 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.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
• With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.