Nonstop flight route between Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Leipzig, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roskilde Airport (RKE), Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Leipzig, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 288 miles (or 463 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 relatively short distance between Roskilde Airport and Leipzig/Halle Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Roskilde Airport (RKE):

• Lately Roskilde Airport has been the departure airport of Danish troops deploying to or returning from overseas locations, primarily Afghanistan, due to its more private and secluded atmosphere, compared to the far busier Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup.
• Roskilde Airport (RKE) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Roskilde Airport", other names for RKE include "Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde" and "Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde".
• The furthest airport from Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Roskilde Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Roskilde 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 Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of RKE.
• Bus and train services from around the country to the nearby town of Roskilde are extensive, but bus services to and from the airport are infrequent due to its limited use, and the primary means of getting to/from the airport is by own car or taxi.
• The airport is open around the clock and has immigration and customs facilities for international traffic, but it is used primarily for taxi, business, and training flights and the airport serves as base for several flights schools.

Facts about Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ):

• Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has 2 runways.
• Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 2,286,151 passengers last year.
• The modern airport terminal structure extends over the adjacent motorway and railway.
• Berlin Linien Bus provides intercity bus services to Leipzig/Halle Airport as a part of its Eisenach-Berlin route.
• On 18 March 1986 a Concorde operated by Air France landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport for the first time due to the internationally known Leipzig trade fair.
• The closest airport to Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LEJ.
• The furthest airport from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Leipzig/Halle Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig/Halle 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.
• In addition to being known as "Leipzig/Halle Airport", another name for LEJ is "Flughafen Leipzig/Halle".