Nonstop flight route between Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Riohacha, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lübeck Airport (LBC), Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH), Riohacha, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,319 miles (or 8,560 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 Almirante Padilla 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 Almirante Padilla 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: | RCH / SKRH | 
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| Location: | Riohacha, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°31'33"N by 72°55'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Riohacha, Colombia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RCH | 
| More Information: | RCH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lübeck Airport (LBC):
- The closest airport to Lübeck Airport (LBC) is Hamburg Airport (HAM), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of LBC.
 - A new ILS CAT II system went operational in February 2014 allowing planes to operate at the airport in more difficult weather conditions.
 - In addition to being known as "Lübeck Airport", another name for LBC is "Flughafen Lübeck".
 - 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.
 - Lübeck Airport (LBC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - Lübeck Airport handled 537,835 passengers last year.
 - The local bus line 6 runs every 20 minutes and connects the airport with Lübeck's main bus station/ZOB.
 
Facts about Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH):
- Because of Almirante Padilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Almirante Padilla 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 Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) is La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SE of RCH.
 - Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Almirante Padilla Airport", another name for RCH is "Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla".
 - The furthest airport from Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Almirante Padilla Airport (meaning Almirante Padilla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
 
