Nonstop flight route between Schenectady, New York, United States and Celle, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Schenectady County Airport (SCH), Schenectady, New York, United States and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,734 miles (or 6,009 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 Schenectady County Airport and Celle Air Base, 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 Schenectady County Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Schenectady County Airport (SCH):

• Schenectady County Airport is a county owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Schenectady, a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States.
• Schenectady County Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 378 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Albany International Airport (ALB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SE of SCH.
• Founded in 1927, the airport is home to Richmor Aviation, Fortune Air, the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard, the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, and several private aircraft.
• Schenectady County Airport (SCH) has 3 runways.
• Because of Schenectady County Airport's relatively low elevation of 378 feet, planes can take off or land at Schenectady County 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 furthest airport from Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,651 miles (18,750 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):

• Organisationally, the air base is separated into barracks and air field.
• Under British occupation metal plates were laid on the entire airfield in order to enable the landing of larger aircraft.
• Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle Air Base 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.
• Without having suffered any serious damage the air base was surrendered by a German NCO to the British Army on 11 April 1945.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Due to the tense situation during the building of the Berlin Wall a small unit of the National Guard of the United States was stationed at Celle Air Base in 1961 in case of a second Berlin Airlift.
• Until the end of World War II the airfield operated under the name of Fliegerhorst Celle-Wietzenbruch.
• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Peculiarly, from 1959 until 1967 two transport wings of the German Air Force were also stationed at Celle.
• Celle Air Base is a military airbase of the German Army.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.