Nonstop flight route between Saarbrücken, Germany and Arecibo, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), Saarbrücken, Germany and Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), Arecibo, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,534 miles (or 7,297 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 Saarbrücken Airport and Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol 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 Saarbrücken Airport and Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCN / EDDR |
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| Location: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'51"N by 7°6'33"E |
| Area Served: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1058 feet (322 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCN |
| More Information: | SCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARE / TJAB |
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| Location: | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'3"N by 66°40'32"W |
| Area Served: | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARE |
| More Information: | ARE Maps & Info |
Facts about Saarbrücken Airport (SCN):
- The closest airport to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of SCN.
- The furthest airport from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saarbrücken Airport (meaning Saarbrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,027 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- It wasn't until 1964 and several years of reconstruction work that the airport in Ensheim could finally open.
- In addition to being known as "Saarbrücken Airport", another name for SCN is "Flughafen Saarbrücken".
- In 2005, a record year, nearly 500,000 passengers used Saarbrücken Airport.
- The airport is linked to motorways A1/A6 which connect to Saarbrücken itself, to the cities of Trier and Mannheim and to Luxembourg.
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) has 2 runways.
- In 2006/2007, Saarbrücken Airport suffered difficulties caused by the opening of a former military airport, Zweibrücken Airport, just 40 km away.
Facts about Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE):
- Because of Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol 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.
- Antonio Juarbe Pol Airport covers an area of 178 acres at an elevation of 23 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport", another name for ARE is "ABO".
- Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was named after a prominent Arecibo born businessman and pilot, who perished along with his wife and two passengers, on a flight from Isla Grande airport in San Juan to Arecibo on Mother's day, 1979.
- The furthest airport from Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (meaning Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Dorado Airport (DDP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of ARE.
