Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Magdeburg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO), Magdeburg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,630 miles (or 9,061 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Magdeburg–Cochstedt 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• For several years, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, New Mexico, had provided all atomic, biological, and chemical warfare training for the Air Force.
• Although continually modified during the war years, the course of advanced flight training at Luke averaged about 10 weeks and included both flight training and ground school.
• The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
• Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
• The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO):

• On 4 March 2010 the airport was acquired by the Danish company Development A/S.
• Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport is located in Cochstedt, in the middle of Europe and eastern Germany.
• In addition to being known as "Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport", another name for CSO is "Flughafen Magdeburg-Cochstedt".
• The furthest airport from Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,772 miles (18,946 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport's relatively low elevation of 596 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdeburg–Cochstedt 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 Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of CSO.