Nonstop flight route between North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(21°55'3"N by 71°56'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°9'12"N by 8°53'54"E)
Distance from NCA to HEI:
4,636.37 miles (7,461.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Caicos Airport (NCA), North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI), Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,636 miles (or 7,461 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 North Caicos Airport and Heide-Büsum Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NCA / MBNC |
| Airport Name: | North Caicos Airport |
| Location: | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°55'3"N by 71°56'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NCA |
| More Information: | NCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEI / EDXB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°9'12"N by 8°53'54"E |
| Area Served: | Heide, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Heide-Büsum GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEI |
| More Information: | HEI Maps & Info |
Facts about North Caicos Airport (NCA):
- The closest airport to North Caicos Airport (NCA) is Middle Caicos Airport (MDS), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of NCA.
- North Caicos Airport (NCA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of North Caicos Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at North Caicos 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 furthest airport from North Caicos Airport (NCA) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to North Caicos Airport (meaning North Caicos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI):
- The closest airport to Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SSW of HEI.
- Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,683 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Heide-Büsum Airport", another name for HEI is "Flugplatz Heide-Büsum".
- Because of Heide-Büsum Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Heide-Büsum 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.83 miles (17.42 km) SE | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |     |
| 2 | 23.17 miles (37.29 km) WSW | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 3 | 38.28 miles (61.61 km) SE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 4 | 60.73 miles (97.74 km) ESE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 5 | 75.79 miles (121.97 km) WNW | Mayaguana Airport (MYG) | Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas | |
| 6 | 128.77 miles (207.24 km) WSW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 7 | 151.83 miles (244.34 km) S | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 8 | 154.33 miles (248.37 km) WNW | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 9 | 173.45 miles (279.14 km) SSE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | 193.79 miles (311.87 km) SSE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 197.12 miles (317.24 km) WSW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 12 | 210.94 miles (339.47 km) WSW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 13 | 219.33 miles (352.98 km) WNW | Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI) | Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 221.36 miles (356.24 km) NW | San Salvador Airport (ZSA) | Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 222.46 miles (358.01 km) SSE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,050.24 miles (19,392.93 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,026.34 miles (19,354.47 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,993.21 miles (19,301.15 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,958.82 miles (19,245.81 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,879.92 miles (19,118.83 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,869.92 miles (19,102.74 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,815.35 miles (19,014.92 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,814.90 miles (19,014.19 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,812.85 miles (19,010.89 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,807.45 miles (19,002.19 km) W | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,806.14 miles (19,000.09 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,787.09 miles (18,969.43 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,747.83 miles (18,906.25 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,747.17 miles (18,905.19 km) W | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,730.47 miles (18,878.31 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.37 miles (45.65 km) SSW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 2 | 39.87 miles (64.16 km) W | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 46.61 miles (75.02 km) SSW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 4 | 47.40 miles (76.29 km) WSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 5 | 52.67 miles (84.76 km) ENE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 57.06 miles (91.83 km) NNW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 7 | 57.31 miles (92.24 km) SE | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 8 | 57.32 miles (92.25 km) SE | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 9 | 66.47 miles (106.98 km) NNE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 10 | 76.04 miles (122.37 km) N | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 11 | 76.56 miles (123.22 km) S | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 12 | 77.79 miles (125.19 km) ESE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 86.20 miles (138.73 km) SW | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 14 | 95.80 miles (154.18 km) N | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 15 | 97.16 miles (156.36 km) WSW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.53 miles (18,801.16 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,435.92 miles (18,404.28 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,421.81 miles (18,381.57 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,400.39 miles (18,347.10 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,394.10 miles (18,336.99 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,393.54 miles (18,336.09 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,392.13 miles (18,333.80 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,387.91 miles (18,327.02 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,373.15 miles (18,303.27 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,368.48 miles (18,295.75 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,345.52 miles (18,258.80 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,341.45 miles (18,252.25 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,340.03 miles (18,249.97 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,339.21 miles (18,248.65 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,336.33 miles (18,244.02 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |