Nonstop flight route between Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Celle, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(6°7'15"S by 23°34'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E)
Distance from MJM to ZCN:
4,134.01 miles (6,653.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,134 miles (or 6,653 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 Mbuji Mayi Airport and Celle Air Base, 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 Mbuji Mayi Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJM / FZWA |
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| Location: | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°7'15"S by 23°34'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2221 feet (677 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJM |
| More Information: | MJM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
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| Location: | Celle, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZCN |
| More Information: | ZCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM):
- In addition to being known as "Mbuji Mayi Airport", another name for MJM is "Mbuji Mayi Airport".
- Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Mbuji Mayi Airport (meaning Mbuji Mayi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Gandajika Airport (GDJ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SSE of MJM.
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- One year after the foundation of the Bundeswehr the British forces handed over the airfield to the German Army on 29 November 1957.
- After having been taken over by British forces, it came under the control of the Royal Air Force Germany and was renamed RAF Station Celle.
- On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
- Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle Air 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.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- After the end of the Cold War Celle Air Base's ability for instrument flights was removed and the emergency landing strips on the motorways were abandoned.
- The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.72 miles (80.02 km) SSE | Gandajika Airport (GDJ) | Gandajika, Democratic Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 77.09 miles (124.07 km) WNW | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 81.17 miles (130.64 km) N | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 187.48 miles (301.72 km) SW | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 5 | 188.40 miles (303.20 km) N | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 208.39 miles (335.37 km) WSW | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 7 | 208.92 miles (336.22 km) SSE | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 240.48 miles (387.02 km) ENE | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 249.18 miles (401.02 km) WNW | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 251.95 miles (405.47 km) SW | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 11 | 273.96 miles (440.90 km) NE | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 283.71 miles (456.58 km) WNW | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 319.34 miles (513.92 km) SW | Catumbela Airport (CBT) | Catumbela, Angola | |
| 14 | 330.33 miles (531.62 km) SSW | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 15 | 337.36 miles (542.93 km) WNW | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,495.54 miles (18,500.24 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,492.61 miles (18,495.51 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,487.70 miles (18,487.62 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,476.40 miles (18,469.43 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,458.78 miles (18,441.07 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,422.98 miles (18,383.46 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,422.51 miles (18,382.70 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,415.77 miles (18,371.86 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,411.19 miles (18,364.49 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,397.26 miles (18,342.06 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,393.55 miles (18,336.09 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,382.02 miles (18,317.55 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,382.02 miles (18,317.55 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,381.83 miles (18,317.23 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.79 miles (27.02 km) WSW | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 2 | 60.46 miles (97.31 km) WNW | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 3 | 65.73 miles (105.77 km) N | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 4 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) N | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 5 | 77.92 miles (125.41 km) SE | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 6 | 85.18 miles (137.09 km) SSW | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 7 | 85.91 miles (138.26 km) WSW | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 8 | 87.34 miles (140.55 km) NW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 9 | 88.71 miles (142.77 km) NNE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 90.00 miles (144.85 km) SW | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 11 | 93.27 miles (150.10 km) NE | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 12 | 98.95 miles (159.24 km) NW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 13 | 103.46 miles (166.51 km) WSW | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 106.59 miles (171.54 km) SSW | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) W | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,761.33 miles (18,927.97 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,435.85 miles (18,404.17 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,430.98 miles (18,396.33 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,417.48 miles (18,374.60 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,410.26 miles (18,362.98 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,407.18 miles (18,358.03 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,401.70 miles (18,349.22 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,388.31 miles (18,327.67 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,387.24 miles (18,325.95 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,382.46 miles (18,318.25 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,378.55 miles (18,311.95 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,374.67 miles (18,305.72 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,364.77 miles (18,289.78 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,362.88 miles (18,286.73 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,350.59 miles (18,266.95 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |