Nonstop flight route between Stuttgart, Germany and Luderitz, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stuttgart Airport (STR), Stuttgart, Germany and Lüderitz Airport (LUD), Luderitz, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,221 miles (or 8,403 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 Stuttgart Airport and Lüderitz 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 Stuttgart Airport and Lüderitz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STR / EDDS |
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Location: | Stuttgart, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°41'23"N by 9°13'18"E |
Area Served: | Stuttgart, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STR |
More Information: | STR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUD / FYLZ |
Airport Name: | Lüderitz Airport |
Location: | Luderitz, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'15"S by 15°14'34"E |
Area Served: | Lüderitz, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 457 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUD |
More Information: | LUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Stuttgart Airport (STR):
- After the death of former mayor Manfred Rommel in November 2013 local politicians proposed to rename the airport after him.
- In addition to being known as "Stuttgart Airport", another name for STR is "Flughafen Stuttgart".
- Stuttgart Airport can be easily reached within 30 minutes from the city's central railway station using the Stuttgart suburban railway S2 or S3 from Stuttgart Flughafen/Messe station.
- The closest airport to Stuttgart Airport (STR) is Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of STR.
- Stuttgart Airport is an international airport located approximately 13 km in a straight line) south of Stuttgart, Germany.
- The airport was expanded after World War II.
- The furthest airport from Stuttgart Airport (STR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Stuttgart Airport (meaning Stuttgart Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,004 miles (19,319 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lüderitz Airport (LUD):
- The closest airport to Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) SSE of LUD.
- Lüderitz Airport (LUD) has 2 runways.
- Lüderitz Airport handled 15,694 passengers last year.
- Because of Lüderitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 457 feet, planes can take off or land at Lüderitz 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 Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 11,988 miles (19,292 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.