Nonstop flight route between Nuremberg, Germany and Detroit, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,270 miles (or 6,872 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 Nuremberg Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), 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 Nuremberg Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUE / EDDN |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Nuremberg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°29'54"N by 11°4'41"E |
Area Served: | Nuremberg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Nürnberg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1046 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUE |
More Information: | NUE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIP / KYIP |
Airport Name: | Willow Run Airport (YIP) |
Location: | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'16"N by 83°31'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Wayne County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIP |
More Information: | YIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):
- The new control tower commenced operations in 1999 and the metro station was opened as well.
- Nuremberg Airport was the first newly constructed airport in Germany after World War II.
- The airport is ranked 10th among German airports with about four million passengers and more than 100.000 tons of cargo handled per year.
- On 25 January 2007 the newest addition, the Transfer-Control-Terminal was opened.
- The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
- Since July 2009, the runway is being refurbished gradually in several phases.
- Nuremberg Airport has been voted "Best German Airport" by readers of the Business Traveller magazine consecutively since 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
- The apron is 246,845 m2 in space and provides parking positions for 37 planes.
- The extension of departure hall 2 was inaugurated on 30 April 1992 and was originally dimensioned for 2.8 million passengers per year.
- The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Deutsche Flugsicherung, who is in charge of air traffic control for Germany, moved into the 48-meter high tower in November 1998.
- A bus stop is located centrally in front of terminal 1.
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- At the request of the government, Ford began to decentralize operations and many parts were assembled at other Ford plants as well as by the company's sub-contractors, with the Willow Run plant concentrating on final aircraft assembly.
- Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.
- Willow Run's relative isolation encouraged new approaches to passenger transportation to and from airports.
- The closest airport to Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of YIP.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- Because of Willow Run Airport (YIP)'s relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Willow Run Airport (YIP) 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.
- To meet projected demand for the B-24, in early 1941 the Federal government established the Liberator Production Pool Program.