Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Ohio, United States and Frankfurt, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(40°4'46"N by 83°4'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°1'59"N by 8°34'14"E)
Distance from OSU to FRA:
4,239.30 miles (6,822.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ohio State University Airport (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, United States and Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Frankfurt, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,239 miles (or 6,822 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 Ohio State University Airport and Frankfurt 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 Ohio State University Airport and Frankfurt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSU / KOSU |
| Airport Name: | Ohio State University Airport |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°4'46"N by 83°4'23"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ohio State University |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 905 feet (276 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSU |
| More Information: | OSU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRA / EDDF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Frankfurt, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°1'59"N by 8°34'14"E |
| Area Served: | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRA |
| More Information: | FRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ohio State University Airport (OSU):
- Ohio State University Airport (OSU) has 4 runways.
- The airport serves the rapidly expanding north outerbelt of Columbus, as well as the new commercial centers in Worthington, Dublin, and Hilliard.
- The furthest airport from Ohio State University Airport (OSU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,350 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Department oversees all aspects of the Airport from Airport Management, to Fixed Base Operations, to Airport Maintenance.
- Because of Ohio State University Airport's relatively low elevation of 905 feet, planes can take off or land at Ohio State University 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 closest airport to Ohio State University Airport (OSU) is Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of OSU.
- Nationally, the Airport serves as a vital link between the central Ohio business community and their principal destination.
Facts about Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
- The furthest airport from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,946 miles (19,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- With the foundation of Deutsche Luft Hansa in 1926 a rapid boom of civilian air travel started and soon the airship base became too small to handle the demand.
- In 1962 it was decided to build an even larger terminal with a capacity of 30 million passengers per year.
- From 2005 to 2007 a large Airbus A380 maintenance facility was built at Frankfurt Airport because Lufthansa wanted to station their future A380-aircraft-fleet here.
- To handle the predicted passenger amount of about 90 million in 2020, a new terminal section adjacent to Terminal 1 for an additional six million passengers opened on 10 October 2012.
- The closest airport to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of FRA.
- Frankfurt Airport is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centers.
- Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Frankfurt Airport", another name for FRA is "Flughafen Frankfurt am Main".
- Because of Frankfurt Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Frankfurt 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.
- Frankfurt Airport handled 5,752,725 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.12 miles (17.89 km) ESE | Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) | Columbus, Ohio, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.91 miles (32.05 km) SSE | Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 3 | 37.06 miles (59.65 km) N | Marion Municipal Airport (MNN) | Marion, Ohio, United States | |
| 4 | 43.87 miles (70.60 km) WSW | Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) | Springfield, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 50.04 miles (80.52 km) NNE | Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ) | Galion, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 54.67 miles (87.98 km) WSW | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 7 | 59.01 miles (94.96 km) NNE | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 59.05 miles (95.03 km) SW | Wilmington Air Park (ILN) | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | |
| 9 | 61.91 miles (99.64 km) W | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 63.18 miles (101.68 km) E | Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 66.40 miles (106.86 km) NW | Lima Allen County Airport (AOH) | Lima, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 69.90 miles (112.49 km) WSW | Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 70.61 miles (113.64 km) WNW | Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) | Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 71.60 miles (115.23 km) NNW | Findlay Airport (FDY) | Findlay, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 74.90 miles (120.55 km) SE | Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO) | Athens/Albany, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,350.37 miles (18,266.60 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,327.21 miles (18,229.33 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,308.15 miles (18,198.66 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,302.89 miles (18,190.19 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,260.17 miles (18,121.44 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,246.88 miles (18,100.06 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,241.84 miles (18,091.94 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,236.74 miles (18,083.73 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,214.19 miles (18,047.44 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,162.54 miles (17,964.33 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,129.29 miles (17,910.81 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,121.13 miles (17,897.68 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,111.20 miles (17,881.69 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,065.99 miles (17,808.95 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.98 miles (17.67 km) W | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 2 | 19.36 miles (31.15 km) WSW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 38.83 miles (62.49 km) S | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 46.97 miles (75.59 km) SW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 5 | 51.31 miles (82.58 km) NNW | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 6 | 58.33 miles (93.87 km) W | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 59.40 miles (95.59 km) SW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 67.60 miles (108.80 km) ESE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 9 | 75.37 miles (121.29 km) ESE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) SW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 11 | 81.19 miles (130.66 km) NNE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 12 | 83.28 miles (134.03 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 13 | 85.17 miles (137.07 km) NW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.17 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 15 | 89.30 miles (143.71 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,945.96 miles (19,225.11 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,555.92 miles (18,597.41 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,553.63 miles (18,593.73 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,551.66 miles (18,590.55 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,551.37 miles (18,590.08 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,543.72 miles (18,577.77 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,543.06 miles (18,576.70 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,542.46 miles (18,575.75 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,533.81 miles (18,561.82 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,527.90 miles (18,552.31 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,518.81 miles (18,537.68 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,518.27 miles (18,536.81 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,510.45 miles (18,524.23 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,494.89 miles (18,499.19 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,486.02 miles (18,484.91 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |