Nonstop flight route between Somerset, Kentucky, United States and Berlin, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°28'24"N by 13°24'6"E)
Distance from SME to THF:
4,545.68 miles (7,315.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky, United States and Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), Berlin, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,546 miles (or 7,316 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 Lake Cumberland Regional 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 Lake Cumberland Regional 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: | SME / KSME |
| Airport Name: | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport |
| Location: | Somerset, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W |
| Area Served: | Somerset, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Somerset-Pulaski County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 927 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SME |
| More Information: | SME Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THF / EDDI |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME):
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.
- Because of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 927 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Cumberland 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.
- The closest airport to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of SME.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF):
- The new air terminal was designed as headquarters for Deutsche Luft Hansa, the German national airline at that time.
- The closest airport to Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of THF.
- In addition to being known as "Berlin Tempelhof Airport", another name for THF is "Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof".
- Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tempelhof was one of Europe's three iconic pre-World War II airports, the others being London's now defunct Croydon Airport and the old Paris – Le Bourget Airport.
- Tempelhof's German commander, Oberst Rudolf Böttger, refused to carry out orders to blow up the base, choosing instead to kill himself.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.75 miles (47.88 km) E | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States |     |
| 2 | 67.91 miles (109.28 km) N | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 71.53 miles (115.11 km) NW | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 73.82 miles (118.81 km) W | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) S | Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 79.57 miles (128.05 km) NNW | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 7 | 84.14 miles (135.41 km) WNW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 8 | 91.52 miles (147.29 km) SE | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 92.54 miles (148.93 km) SSE | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 94.92 miles (152.75 km) NW | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 98.78 miles (158.97 km) NW | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 99.36 miles (159.90 km) NW | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 13 | 99.73 miles (160.50 km) W | Paducah KY (BWG) | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 102.35 miles (164.71 km) SE | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 114.48 miles (184.24 km) S | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,309.05 miles (18,200.10 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,287.65 miles (18,165.67 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,265.95 miles (18,130.74 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,258.23 miles (18,118.32 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,240.41 miles (18,089.64 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,224.29 miles (18,063.70 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,216.42 miles (18,051.03 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,215.52 miles (18,049.58 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,182.64 miles (17,996.66 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,177.80 miles (17,988.88 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,164.01 miles (17,966.68 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,163.01 miles (17,965.07 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,129.18 miles (17,910.63 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,128.91 miles (17,910.20 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,120.18 miles (17,896.16 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.64 miles (12.29 km) NW | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 2 | 8.26 miles (13.29 km) SE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 11.09 miles (17.85 km) W | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 62.62 miles (100.78 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 78.08 miles (125.65 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) SW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 7 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) S | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 8 | 94.27 miles (151.71 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 9 | 94.34 miles (151.82 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 10 | 98.90 miles (159.16 km) NE | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 11 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 12 | 103.87 miles (167.16 km) ESE | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 13 | 109.99 miles (177.01 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.12 miles (177.21 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 15 | 131.79 miles (212.10 km) NNW | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,686.61 miles (18,807.73 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,302.22 miles (18,189.12 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,301.36 miles (18,187.73 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,295.63 miles (18,178.52 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,286.49 miles (18,163.79 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,285.39 miles (18,162.02 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,285.28 miles (18,161.85 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,279.90 miles (18,153.19 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,275.13 miles (18,145.52 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,259.66 miles (18,120.62 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,251.80 miles (18,107.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,249.95 miles (18,104.99 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,249.36 miles (18,104.05 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,243.54 miles (18,094.68 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,241.91 miles (18,092.05 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |