Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Nebraska, United States and Aachen, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK), Norfolk, Nebraska, United States and Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), Aachen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,555 miles (or 7,330 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 Norfolk Regional Airport and Merzbrück Airfield, 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 Norfolk Regional Airport and Merzbrück Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFK / KOFK |
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Location: | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°59'8"N by 97°26'6"W |
Area Served: | Norfolk, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Norfolk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1573 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OFK |
More Information: | OFK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAH / EDKA |
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Location: | Aachen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'23"N by 6°11'11"E |
Area Served: | Aachen, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Aachen-Merzbrück GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAH |
More Information: | AAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK):
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,592 miles (17,046 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Regional Airport", another name for OFK is "Karl Stefan Memorial Field".
- The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past.
- Norfolk Regional Airport, also known as Karl Stefan Memorial Field, is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Norfolk, a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States.
- The closest airport to Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) is Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) S of OFK.
Facts about Merzbrück Airfield (AAH):
- In January 1945, as a result of the Western Allied invasion of Germany, United States Army forces moved though the Aachen area and captured Merzbrück Airport about 29 January.
- Because of Merzbrück Airfield's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Merzbrück Airfield 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 Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,937 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- There is no scheduled traffic at the airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Merzbrück Airfield", another name for AAH is "Flugplatz Merzbrück".
- With the outbreak of World War II, Merzbrück was used by the Luftwaffe, with IV./LG 1 and I./St.G.
- The airport was built about 1932 as a grass airfield, and throughout the 1930s was used by small light aircraft.
- The closest airport to Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AAH.
- Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) currently has only 1 runway.