Nonstop flight route between Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Cobán Airport (CBV), Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,780 miles (or 9,302 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Cobán 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Cobán Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIE / ETOU |
Airport Name: | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden |
Location: | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°2'57"N by 8°19'27"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States with authority from Germany |
View all routes: | Routes from WIE |
More Information: | WIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBV / MGCB |
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Location: | Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°28'8"N by 90°24'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4339 feet (1,323 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBV |
More Information: | CBV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE):
- Clay Kaserne is the new U.S.
- On 4 July 1956 a U-2A stationed in Wiesbaden flew over both Moscow and Leningrad as part of Operation Overflight, missions to spy on Soviet military bases.
- Beginning in September, 1945, the European Air Transport Service operated passenger and cargo service from Wiesbaden daily to London, Munich, Bremen, Vienna and Berlin.
- Lindsey Air Station, an installation on the opposite side of Wiesbaden from the air base, was established as an Army Air Force installation on 13 November 1946, having previously been a German Army facility named Gersdorff Kaserne.
- The closest airport to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) is Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of WIE.
- In 1948 the facility served as a hub supporting the Berlin Airlift with around-the-clock flights from Wiesbaden to Tempelhof Airport.
- From 1975 to 1993 Wiesbaden was a joint Army/Air Force community with a service-wide reputation for excellence that was enhanced by the strong bonds that developed between these organizations.
- The furthest airport from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- EATS originally was composed of left-over wartime troop carrier squadrons, glider and fighter pilots, B-17 crewmen and other available personnel.
- In 1973 HQ USAFE was relocated to Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern.
Facts about Cobán Airport (CBV):
- In addition to being known as "Cobán Airport", another name for CBV is "Aerodomo de Cobán".
- Cobán Airport (CBV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cobán Airport (CBV) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) WSW of CBV.
- Because of Cobán Airport's high elevation of 4,339 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CBV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CBV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Cobán Airport (CBV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,901 miles (19,153 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.