Nonstop flight route between McCook, Nebraska, United States and Dresden, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(40°12'23"N by 100°35'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°8'3"N by 13°46'5"E)
Distance from MCK to DRS:
4,991.59 miles (8,033.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), McCook, Nebraska, United States and Dresden Airport (DRS), Dresden, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,992 miles (or 8,033 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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport 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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport 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: | MCK / KMCK |
| Airport Name: | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport |
| Location: | McCook, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'23"N by 100°35'31"W |
| Area Served: | McCook, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of McCook |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2583 feet (787 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCK |
| More Information: | MCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRS / EDDC |
| Airport Names: |
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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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK):
- During World War II an even larger training airfield was built some eight miles north of McCook Regional to train heavy bomber crews.
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MCK.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,848 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,677 in 2009 and 1,993 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Air Midwest began service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Grand Island and on to Omaha Eppley Airfield and Kansas City International Airport.
Facts about Dresden Airport (DRS):
- Dresden Airport railway station is situated in the basement of the terminal building.
- During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the Soviet army.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dresden Airport", another name for DRS is "Flughafen Dresden".
- 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.
- Dresden Airport (DRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Dresden Airport (DRS) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of DRS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.30 miles (60.04 km) ENE | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 58.90 miles (94.79 km) NE | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 58.97 miles (94.91 km) SSW | Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) | Colby, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 63.73 miles (102.56 km) N | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 69.92 miles (112.53 km) SE | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 82.38 miles (132.58 km) SW | Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) | Goodland, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 90.77 miles (146.08 km) ENE | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 98.43 miles (158.42 km) NNE | Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 117.16 miles (188.55 km) ENE | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 117.58 miles (189.23 km) SE | Hays Regional Airport (HYS) | Hays, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 130.80 miles (210.49 km) ENE | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 138.81 miles (223.39 km) W | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 139.78 miles (224.96 km) WNW | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 157.62 miles (253.66 km) S | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 158.57 miles (255.20 km) SE | Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,734.65 miles (17,275.70 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,564.15 miles (17,001.30 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,517.47 miles (16,926.18 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,498.99 miles (16,896.44 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,436.02 miles (16,795.10 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,413.56 miles (16,758.96 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,390.39 miles (16,721.68 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,390.08 miles (16,721.18 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,357.58 miles (16,668.86 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,342.36 miles (16,644.37 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,333.07 miles (16,629.43 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,328.81 miles (16,622.57 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,319.57 miles (16,607.70 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,295.02 miles (16,568.18 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,294.93 miles (16,568.04 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.66 miles (89.57 km) W | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 2 | 61.64 miles (99.21 km) NNE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 3 | 69.12 miles (111.23 km) SSE | Vodochody Airport (VOD) | Vodochody, Czech republic | |
| 4 | 69.15 miles (111.29 km) WNW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 5 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) SSW | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 6 | 74.60 miles (120.06 km) SSE | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 7 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) N | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 8 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) N | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 9 | 95.36 miles (153.47 km) SSW | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 96.42 miles (155.17 km) NNW | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 11 | 100.59 miles (161.88 km) NNW | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 12 | 101.97 miles (164.11 km) SW | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 13 | 111.33 miles (179.17 km) NE | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 14 | 112.69 miles (181.36 km) WNW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 15 | 116.08 miles (186.82 km) SE | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,742.23 miles (18,897.25 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,324.52 miles (18,225.01 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,316.14 miles (18,211.52 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,314.38 miles (18,208.69 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,311.49 miles (18,204.04 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,310.69 miles (18,202.75 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,305.75 miles (18,194.79 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,302.21 miles (18,189.09 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,297.29 miles (18,181.18 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,293.53 miles (18,175.13 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,291.40 miles (18,171.70 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,291.36 miles (18,171.64 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,284.24 miles (18,160.18 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,284.02 miles (18,159.82 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,251.96 miles (18,108.23 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |