Nonstop flight route between Stuttgart, Germany and Praia, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stuttgart Airport (STR), Stuttgart, Germany and Praia International Airport (RAI), Praia, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,978 miles (or 4,793 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 Praia International 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 Praia International 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: | RAI / GVNP |
Airport Name: | Praia International Airport |
Location: | Praia, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAI |
More Information: | RAI 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.
- It is an important hub for the Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings and global headquarters for car parking company APCOA Parking.
- In addition to being known as "Stuttgart Airport", another name for STR is "Flughafen Stuttgart".
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The original 1938 terminal was finally replaced in 2004 and there are now four terminals with a maximum capacity of approximately 12 million passengers.
- 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.
- The airport was built in 1939 to replace Böblingen airport.
- 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.
Facts about Praia International Airport (RAI):
- Praia International Airport (RAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Praia International Airport (RAI) is Maio Airport (MMO), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of RAI.
- Because of Praia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Praia International 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 Praia International Airport (RAI) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Praia International Airport (meaning Praia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,103 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.