Nonstop flight route between Morawa, Western Australia, Australia and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Morawa Airport (MWB), Morawa, Western Australia, Australia and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,465 miles (or 13,623 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 Morawa Airport and Fritzlar 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 Morawa Airport and Fritzlar 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: | MWB / YMRW |
Airport Name: | Morawa Airport |
Location: | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°12'5"S by 116°1'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Morawa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWB |
More Information: | MWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRZ / ETHF |
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Location: | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'0"N by 9°17'13"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 566 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRZ |
More Information: | FRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Morawa Airport (MWB):
- The furthest airport from Morawa Airport (MWB) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Morawa Airport (meaning Morawa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Morawa Airport (MWB) is Mullewa Airport (MXU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNW of MWB.
- Morawa Airport (MWB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Morawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Morawa 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.
Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):
- The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
- Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Fritzlar Air Base is a military air field of the German Army Aviation Corps.
- Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar 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.
- As replacement of the US Forces, the French 5th Hussar Regiment with AMX 13 tanks was based at Fritzlar.
- The 1st Battalion left Fritzlar in 1951 and moved to Bad Hersfeld.
- During the Berlin Blockade in 1948/49, Fritzlar Air Base served as radio beacon and emergency airfield on route back to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
- In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
- The barely damaged Luftwaffe airfield were captured by parts of the 9th Infantry Division on 30 March 1945.