Nonstop flight route between Pahokee, Florida, United States and Berlin, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK), Pahokee, Florida, United States and Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), Berlin, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,935 miles (or 7,942 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Berlin Tempelhof 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Berlin Tempelhof Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHK / KPHK |
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| Location: | Pahokee, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°47'6"N by 80°41'35"W |
| Area Served: | Pahokee, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHK |
| More Information: | PHK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THF / EDDI |
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| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'24"N by 13°24'6"E |
| Area Served: | Berlin |
| Operator/Owner: | Institute for Federal Real Estate and the Federal State of Berlin |
| Airport Type: | Defunct |
| Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THF |
| More Information: | THF Maps & Info |
Facts about Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK):
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Due to environmental considerations of the Florida everglades ecosystem, water drainage is strictly regulated by the East Shore Water Control District.
- Palm Beach County Glades Airport covers an area of 243 acres at an elevation of 16 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Palm Beach County Glades Airport", another name for PHK is "Pahokee Airport".
- The closest airport to Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of PHK.
- Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Palm Beach County Glades Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach County Glades 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.
Facts about Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF):
- Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Berlin Tempelhof Airport", another name for THF is "Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof".
- Berlin Tempelhof Airport was one of the airports in Berlin, Germany.
- American Overseas Airlines, at the time the overseas division of American Airlines, inaugurated the first commercial air link serving Tempelhof after the war with a flight from New York via Shannon, Amsterdam and Frankfurt on 18 May 1946.
- Tempelhof's German commander, Oberst Rudolf Böttger, refused to carry out orders to blow up the base, choosing instead to kill himself.
- Other possible uses for Tempelhof are being discussed, and many people are trying to keep the airport buildings preserved.
- Because of Berlin Tempelhof Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Tempelhof 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.
- Operation Vittles, as the airlift was unofficially named, began on 26 June when USAF Douglas C-47 Skytrains carried 80 tons of food into Tempelhof, far less than the estimated 4,500 tons of food, coal and other essential supplies needed daily to maintain a minimum level of existence.
- The furthest airport from Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,687 miles (18,808 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of THF.
