Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Tennessee, United States and Hamburg, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, United States and Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), Hamburg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,612 miles (or 7,423 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Hamburg Finkenwerder 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKL / KMKL |
Airport Name: | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport |
Location: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson & Madison County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKL |
More Information: | MKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XFW / EDHI |
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Location: | Hamburg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°32'8"N by 9°50'12"E |
Area Served: | Airbus' Hamburg facility |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XFW |
More Information: | XFW Maps & Info |
Facts about McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL):
- Major Sipes was killed in action during the Vietnam War but he was killed when his F-101 Voodoo crashed after takeoff from RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England.
- The furthest airport from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at McKellar-Sipes Regional 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.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport covers an area of 807 acres at an elevation of 434 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SSE of MKL.
- The airfield began training flying cadets under contract to Georgia Air Services, Inc.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW):
- In addition to being known as "Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport", another name for XFW is "Flugplatz Hamburg-Finkenwerder".
- Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg Finkenwerder 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 airfield was built about 10 years after World War II, originally as a factory airfield.
- The Hamburg factory is also home to Airbus’ A380 major component assembly hall, which houses the structural assembly and the fitting-with equipment of the forward and complete rear fuselage sections.
- The furthest airport from Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,707 miles (18,840 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Beginning in April 2006, the runway was extended from 2,684 m to 3,183 m at the southern end, in order to accommodate the planned freight version of the Airbus 380.
- The closest airport to Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) is Hamburg Airport (HAM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of XFW.