Nonstop flight route between Rockland, Maine, United States and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), Rockland, Maine, United States and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,462 miles (or 5,572 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 Knox County Regional Airport and Frankfurt–Hahn 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 Knox County Regional Airport and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Knox County Regional Airport (RKD):

• After the war, it was operated by the City of Rockland until 1968.
• The airport was built during World War II and became locally known as the "Ash Point Naval Air Station" while officially operating as Rockland Naval Auxiliary Air Facility from April 15, 1943 until February 1, 1946.
• During the summer months, the airport is one of Maine's busiest, with significant private jet operations bringing visitors to the numerous summer colonies in the Penobscot Bay region.
• Knox County Regional Airport covers an area of 538 acres at an elevation of 56 feet above mean sea level.
• Owls Head Transportation Museum is also situated at the airport on an older third runway.
• Because of Knox County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Knox County Regional 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.
• Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of RKD.
• Knox County Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Knox County, Maine, United States.
• The furthest airport from Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,708 miles (18,842 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN):

• Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Hahn is served by a number of private coach operators that run regular services to Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Luxembourg and a number of other cities in western Germany and the region.
• AirIT Services AG, a subsidiary of Fraport, has its head office in Building 663 at Hahn Airport.
• In January 2014 it has been announced that the airport has accumulated debts of € 125 million while passenger and cargo traffic are decreasing.
• In addition to being known as "Frankfurt–Hahn Airport", another name for HHN is "Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn".
• Despite its name, the airport is virtually equidistant between Frankfurt and Luxembourg – about 120 km to each city by road.
• Ryanair announced the cancellation and reduction of several routes for summer 2014 as three of nine based aircraft are removed.
• The furthest airport from Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of HHN.