Nonstop flight route between Tegel / Berlin, Germany and Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(52°33'34"N by 13°17'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°2'3"N by 81°26'7"W)
Distance from TXL to VRA:
5,158.25 miles (8,301.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), Tegel / Berlin, Germany and Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA), Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,158 miles (or 8,301 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TXL / EDDT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tegel / Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°33'34"N by 13°17'16"E |
| Area Served: | Berlin, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TXL |
| More Information: | TXL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRA / MUVR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°2'3"N by 81°26'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ECASA S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 210 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRA |
| More Information: | VRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL):
- Because of Berlin Tegel Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Tegel 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 Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,685 miles (18,805 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From 1 November 1972, the daily Air France service between Orly and Tegel routed via Cologne in both directions to maintain the airline's internal German traffic rights from/to Berlin.
- The closest airport to Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) is Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SE of TXL.
- Pan Am followed Air France into Tegel in May 1964, with a year-round, thrice-weekly direct service to New York JFK, which was operated with Boeing 707s or Douglas DC-8s.
- On 1 April 1973, Air France re-introduced a daily non-stop Orly–Tegel rotation to complement the daily service via Cologne.
- Pan Am began introducing widebodied aircraft on its Berlin routes in the mid-1980s.
- Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in May 1949, Tegel became the Berlin base of the Armée de l'Air, eventually leading to the establishment of base 165 at Berlin Tegel on 1 August 1964.
- Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Berlin Tegel Airport", another name for TXL is "Flughafen Berlin-Tegel".
- Berlin Tegel Airport handled 19,591,849 passengers last year.
- Following the cessation of direct Tegel–New York City scheduled services, Pan Am continued to operate affinity group/Advance Booking Charter flights from Tegel to the US on an ad hoc basis.
Facts about Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA):
- Because of Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at Juan Gualberto Gómez 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.
- Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) is Kawama Airport (VRO), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NE of VRA.
- Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport was built in 1989 and inaugurated by Fidel Castro, thus replacing the old Varadero airport located in Santa Marta, currently known as Kawama Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport", another name for VRA is "Aeropuerto Juan Gualberto Gómez".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.64 miles (12.29 km) SE | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany |     |
| 2 | 8.62 miles (13.88 km) SW | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 15.89 miles (25.58 km) SE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 70.12 miles (112.85 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 72.03 miles (115.92 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 86.75 miles (139.61 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 7 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) SSW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 8 | 92.90 miles (149.50 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 9 | 97.50 miles (156.91 km) NE | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 10 | 97.89 miles (157.54 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 11 | 100.59 miles (161.88 km) SSE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 12 | 102.73 miles (165.33 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 13 | 109.89 miles (176.84 km) ESE | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 14 | 114.06 miles (183.57 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 15 | 125.03 miles (201.21 km) N | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,685.22 miles (18,805.49 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,305.38 miles (18,194.19 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,304.02 miles (18,192.01 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,297.48 miles (18,181.49 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,287.73 miles (18,165.80 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,287.53 miles (18,165.47 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,285.55 miles (18,162.29 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,282.29 miles (18,157.05 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,275.73 miles (18,146.48 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,260.08 miles (18,121.30 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,253.16 miles (18,110.16 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,252.69 miles (18,109.40 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,250.04 miles (18,105.13 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,245.42 miles (18,097.70 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,244.94 miles (18,096.93 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.48 miles (16.86 km) NE | Kawama Airport (VRO) | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba | |
| 2 | 62.01 miles (99.80 km) W | José Martí International Airport (HAV) | Havana, Cuba | |
| 3 | 90.09 miles (144.99 km) SE | Jaime González Airport (CFG) | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
| 4 | 98.25 miles (158.12 km) S | Vilo Acuña Airport Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport (CYO) | Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | |
| 5 | 102.15 miles (164.40 km) ESE | Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 6 | 107.12 miles (172.39 km) N | Key West International Airport (EYW) | Key West, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 107.70 miles (173.33 km) N | NAS Key West (NQX) | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 119.37 miles (192.11 km) NNE | Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) | Marathon, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 119.54 miles (192.37 km) SW | Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) | Nueva Gerona, Cuba | |
| 10 | 148.72 miles (239.35 km) WSW | La Coloma Airport (LCL) | La Coloma, Cuba | |
| 11 | 162.29 miles (261.18 km) ESE | Spring Point Airport (AXP) | Spring Point, Acklins Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 173.96 miles (279.96 km) NNE | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 182.03 miles (292.94 km) NNE | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 182.64 miles (293.93 km) ESE | Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) | Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | |
| 15 | 191.27 miles (307.82 km) NNE | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,678.81 miles (18,795.17 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,474.93 miles (18,467.06 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,472.86 miles (18,463.73 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,448.33 miles (18,424.25 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,445.74 miles (18,420.10 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,406.37 miles (18,356.73 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,358.76 miles (18,280.11 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,347.90 miles (18,262.62 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,318.19 miles (18,214.82 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,303.23 miles (18,190.74 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,274.58 miles (18,144.63 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,259.10 miles (18,119.72 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,228.30 miles (18,070.14 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,218.66 miles (18,054.64 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,212.34 miles (18,044.47 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |