Nonstop flight route between Villa Garzón, Colombia and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,988 miles (or 9,636 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 Villa Garzón Airport and Fritzlar Air Base, 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 Villa Garzón Airport and Fritzlar Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ):

• The furthest airport from Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Garzón Airport (meaning Villa Garzón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of VGZ.
• Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):

• On 12/13 April 1945 parts of the 404th Fighter Group and 365th Fighter Group Hellcats moved to Fritzlar and supported ground troops with their P-47 Thunderbolts, until they reached the Elbe river.
• The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• As replacement of the US Forces, the French 5th Hussar Regiment with AMX 13 tanks was based at Fritzlar.
• In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
• Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar Air Base 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.
• In October 1956 the barracks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and renamed Flugplatz Kaserne.
• The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
• Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Fritzlar Air Base is a military air field of the German Army Aviation Corps.
• Between September 1944 and March 1945 the III.
• During the Berlin Blockade in 1948/49, Fritzlar Air Base served as radio beacon and emergency airfield on route back to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
• In 1946 parts of the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment were based at Fritzlar Kaserne.