Nonstop flight route between Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lübeck Airport (LBC), Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,236 miles (or 5,208 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 Lübeck Airport and Osvaldo Vieira International 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 Lübeck Airport and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBC / EDHL |
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| Location: | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°48'19"N by 10°43'9"E |
| Area Served: | Lübeck, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Lübeck GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBC |
| More Information: | LBC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXB / GGOV |
| Airport Name: | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport |
| Location: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W |
| Area Served: | Bissau |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXB |
| More Information: | OXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Lübeck Airport (LBC):
- In June 2014 Ryanair announced to leave Lübeck Airport as of October 2014 due to the airport's uncertain future.
- The furthest airport from Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Hamburg Airport (HAM), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of LBC.
- Because of Lübeck Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Lübeck 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.
- A new ILS CAT II system went operational in February 2014 allowing planes to operate at the airport in more difficult weather conditions.
- After the re-unification of Germany, the airport started to grow heavily.
- The local bus line 6 runs every 20 minutes and connects the airport with Lübeck's main bus station/ZOB.
- Lübeck Airport handled 537,835 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Lübeck Airport", another name for LBC is "Flughafen Lübeck".
- Lübeck Airport (LBC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):
- Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira 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.
- On December 10, 2013, TAP Portugal suspended operations to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport after the local police forces under threatened the crew of Flight TP202 destined for Lisbon and forced the crew to board 74 Syrian refugees, who have arrived in Bissau via Morocco and Turkey and who were holding falsified Turkish passports.
- Airlines that have served the airport in the past include Air Afrique, Air France, Aeroflot, Cubana, Air Senegal International, Air Bissau, TACV, TAAG, TAP Portugal, Halcyonair, and Mauritania Airlines International.
- The furthest airport from Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport has one runway, heading 03/21, with a length of 10,498 feet.
- The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
