Nonstop flight route between Waterfall, Alaska, United States and Dresden, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF), Waterfall, Alaska, United States and Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,843 miles (or 7,794 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 Waterfall Seaplane Base and Dresden 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 Waterfall Seaplane Base and Dresden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWF / |
Airport Name: | Waterfall Seaplane Base |
Location: | Waterfall, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°17'47"N by 133°14'35"W |
Area Served: | Waterfall, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Waterfall Cannery Resort |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWF |
More Information: | KWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRS / EDDC |
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Location: | Dresden, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E |
Area Served: | Dresden, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRS |
More Information: | DRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF):
- Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,657 miles (17,150 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Because of Waterfall Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterfall Seaplane 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 Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) is Craig Seaplane Base (CGA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of KWF.
Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):
- The furthest airport from Dresden Airport (DRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
- Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is served by an adjacent junction on the A4 Autobahn, which by-passes central Dresden on its route from Aachen, on the Dutch border, to Görlitz, on the Polish border.
- Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden.
- The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
- Because of Dresden Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Dresden 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.
- Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe bus route 77 provides a link from the airport to DVB tram route 7, which provides an alternative route to central Dresden.