Nonstop flight route between Toledo, Ohio, United States and Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ), Toledo, Ohio, United States and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,057 miles (or 6,529 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDZ / KTDZ |
Airport Name: | Toledo Executive Airport |
Location: | Toledo, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°33'52"N by 83°28'55"W |
Area Served: | Toledo, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDZ |
More Information: | TDZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | NATO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ):
- The closest airport to Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of TDZ.
- The furthest airport from Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Toledo Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Toledo Executive 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.
- Toledo Executive Airport is a public-use airport located 6 nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Toledo, a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
- The airport began as a grand dream on June 22nd, 1927 with the establishment of The Toledo Airport Committee.
- Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) has 2 runways.
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.
- Normally, only a certain number of the E-3As and TCAs are present at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen at any given time.
- Flying operations at Geilenkirchen ended in January 1968 and the installation was handed over to the German Air Force in March 1968.
- Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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.
- Since that time, most of the buildings on base have been renovated to present day standards and several new buildings have been erected.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The E-3A Component is NATO's first operational flying unit with multinational manning.