Nonstop flight route between Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Saarbrücken, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'32"N by 97°17'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°12'51"N by 7°6'33"E)
Distance from NGP to SCN:
5,388.83 miles (8,672.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), Saarbrücken, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,389 miles (or 8,672 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Saarbrücken 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Saarbrücken Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGP / KNGP |
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| Location: | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'32"N by 97°17'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Naval Air Station |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NGP |
| More Information: | NGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCN / EDDR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'51"N by 7°6'33"E |
| Area Served: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1058 feet (322 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCN |
| More Information: | SCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
- In addition to Navy students, VT-31 and 35 train pilots from the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines.
- Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft.
- In 1941, 800 instructors provided training for more than 300 student pilots a month.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
Facts about Saarbrücken Airport (SCN):
- The nearest other minor international airport is Zweibrücken Airport approx.
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of SCN.
- The furthest airport from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saarbrücken Airport (meaning Saarbrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,027 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- It wasn't until 1964 and several years of reconstruction work that the airport in Ensheim could finally open.
- In addition to being known as "Saarbrücken Airport", another name for SCN is "Flughafen Saarbrücken".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.92 miles (22.41 km) WNW | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.11 miles (50.07 km) NNE | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 34.24 miles (55.10 km) WSW | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 45.13 miles (72.63 km) W | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 83.29 miles (134.04 km) NNE | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 95.53 miles (153.74 km) NE | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) SSW | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 119.95 miles (193.04 km) SSW | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 123.65 miles (198.99 km) S | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 123.98 miles (199.52 km) NE | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 128.10 miles (206.16 km) NNE | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 128.81 miles (207.29 km) WNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) SSW | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 14 | 133.28 miles (214.49 km) W | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 133.62 miles (215.04 km) S | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,098.05 miles (17,860.53 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,029.28 miles (17,749.87 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,783.74 miles (17,354.71 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,670.10 miles (17,171.82 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,665.23 miles (17,163.99 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,533.87 miles (16,952.58 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,527.66 miles (16,942.59 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,513.85 miles (16,920.36 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,511.92 miles (16,917.25 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,493.51 miles (16,887.62 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,480.31 miles (16,866.38 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,475.58 miles (16,858.76 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,459.40 miles (16,832.72 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,454.56 miles (16,824.95 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,447.45 miles (16,813.49 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.14 miles (21.15 km) E | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 2 | 27.27 miles (43.89 km) NE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 40.35 miles (64.94 km) ENE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 4 | 42.30 miles (68.08 km) WSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 5 | 49.52 miles (79.70 km) NW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 6 | 51.18 miles (82.36 km) N | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 52.23 miles (84.06 km) SSE | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 8 | 53.30 miles (85.78 km) SE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 9 | 55.75 miles (89.72 km) NNW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 56.08 miles (90.25 km) NNW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 11 | 65.70 miles (105.73 km) ENE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 12 | 66.93 miles (107.71 km) SSE | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 13 | 69.81 miles (112.36 km) NE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 14 | 77.14 miles (124.14 km) S | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 15 | 77.67 miles (125.00 km) SW | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,026.80 miles (19,355.21 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,640.11 miles (18,732.89 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,638.89 miles (18,730.93 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,636.79 miles (18,727.56 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.78 miles (18,716.26 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,629.37 miles (18,715.62 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,624.02 miles (18,707.01 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,618.41 miles (18,697.97 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,614.34 miles (18,691.42 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,613.99 miles (18,690.86 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,604.74 miles (18,675.98 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,604.70 miles (18,675.91 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,596.16 miles (18,662.17 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,579.23 miles (18,634.92 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,569.98 miles (18,620.04 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |