Nonstop flight route between Pilot Point, Alaska, United States and Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States and Weeze Airport (NRN), Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,849 miles (or 7,803 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 Ugashik Bay Airport and Weeze 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 Ugashik Bay Airport and Weeze Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB):

• The closest airport to Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of UGB.
• Because of Ugashik Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik Bay 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 Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,819 miles (17,411 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Ugashik Bay Airport is a public use airport located 11 nautical miles south-southwest of the central business district of Pilot Point, near Ugashik Bay in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S.
• Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Weeze Airport (NRN):

• In February 2014 Ryanair announced the cancelation of 18 routes from Weeze for the 2014 summer season stating a lack of available aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Weeze Airport", another name for NRN is "Flughafen Weeze/Niederrhein".
• Weeze Airport features one passenger terminal building featuring restaurants and shops besides the check-in facilities.
• Weeze Airport or Niederrhein Airport is an airport situated 3.7 km southwest of the municipality of Weeze, district of Kleve in the Lower Rhine region of Germany.
• Weeze Airport handled 290,000 passengers last year.
• Weeze Airport (NRN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2008, with 1.52 million passengers, which represented growth of 80% on the previous year, it was among Europe's fastest-growing airports.
• The furthest airport from Weeze Airport (NRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,127 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Weeze Airport (NRN) is Volkel Air Base (UDE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of NRN.
• Because of Weeze Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Weeze 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.