Nonstop flight route between Wharton, Texas, United States and Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wharton Regional Airport (WHT), Wharton, Texas, United States and Hamburg Airport (HAM), Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,220 miles (or 8,400 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 Wharton Regional Airport and Hamburg 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 Wharton Regional Airport and Hamburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wharton Regional Airport (WHT):

• Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,995 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Wharton Regional Airport covers an area of 124 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 5,004 x 75 ft.
• In addition to being known as "Wharton Regional Airport", another name for WHT is "ARM".
• It is also used by the South Texas Balloon Launch Team for free float balloon launches.
• Because of Wharton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Wharton Regional 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 closest airport to Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of WHT.

Facts about Hamburg Airport (HAM):

• The closest airport to Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of HAM.
• Hamburg Airport handled 13,502,939 passengers last year.
• The airport is located ca.
• In addition to being known as "Hamburg Airport", another name for HAM is "Flughafen Hamburg".
• The airport was opened in January 1911 from private funding by the Hamburger Luftschiffhallen GmbH, making it the oldest airport in the world which is still in operation.
• Hamburg Airport (HAM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Hamburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg 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 Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,698 miles (18,826 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Hamburg has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, connected by the Airport Plaza and the baggage claim area that extends through the lower levels of all three buildings.
• Hamburg Airport originally covered 440,000 m2.
• The Plaza hosts the central security check as well as shops, restaurants, lounges and other service-facilities.