Nonstop flight route between Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(50°2'57"N by 8°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°5'33"N by 28°1'42"W)
Distance from WIE to GRW:
1,919.13 miles (3,088.53 km)
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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 Graciosa Airport (GRW), Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,919 miles (or 3,089 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 relatively short distance between Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Graciosa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GRW / LPGR |
| Airport Name: | Graciosa Airport |
| Location: | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°5'33"N by 28°1'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRW |
| More Information: | GRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE):
- 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.
- Prior to this renaming, "Lucius D.
- The airfield was captured when the U.S.
- Until summer 2011, Wiesbaden AAF was home to the headquarters of 1st Armored Division and a number of subordinate units.
- Strategically,in the mid-1980s the base facilitated flights of the F-117 "Stealth Fighter." Although not officially acknowledged by the U.S.
- 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.
Facts about Graciosa Airport (GRW):
- Graciosa Airport (GRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Graciosa Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Graciosa 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 Graciosa Airport (GRW) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSW of GRW.
- The furthest airport from Graciosa Airport (GRW) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Graciosa Airport (meaning Graciosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
Map of Nearest Airports to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
List of Nearest Airports to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) SW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 10.98 miles (17.67 km) E | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 3 | 40.75 miles (65.58 km) SSE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 41.41 miles (66.64 km) SSW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 5 | 46.71 miles (75.18 km) NNW | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 6 | 47.61 miles (76.61 km) W | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 52.82 miles (85.00 km) SW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 9 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 76.70 miles (123.44 km) NW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) ESE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 12 | 78.47 miles (126.29 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 79.28 miles (127.58 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 14 | 84.98 miles (136.76 km) NNE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 86.23 miles (138.77 km) ESE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
Map of Furthest Airports from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
List of Furthest Airports from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,950.47 miles (19,232.37 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,565.35 miles (18,612.58 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,561.50 miles (18,606.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,561.21 miles (18,605.92 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,560.45 miles (18,604.69 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,554.19 miles (18,594.62 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,552.16 miles (18,591.36 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,551.06 miles (18,589.58 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,543.72 miles (18,577.78 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,535.68 miles (18,564.82 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,527.17 miles (18,551.14 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,525.59 miles (18,548.60 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,516.94 miles (18,534.68 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,500.60 miles (18,508.38 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,496.39 miles (18,501.60 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.31 miles (69.70 km) SSW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 54.18 miles (87.20 km) SW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 55.34 miles (89.06 km) ESE | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 156.93 miles (252.55 km) SE | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 167.90 miles (270.21 km) W | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 169.48 miles (272.75 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 213.54 miles (343.67 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 8 | 768.44 miles (1,236.68 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 772.57 miles (1,243.33 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 931.55 miles (1,499.18 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 984.25 miles (1,583.99 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 992.10 miles (1,596.62 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 1,007.03 miles (1,620.65 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 1,013.91 miles (1,631.73 km) E | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 15 | 1,030.21 miles (1,657.96 km) ENE | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,248.48 miles (19,711.96 km) SE | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,214.03 miles (19,656.52 km) ESE | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,194.42 miles (19,624.97 km) SSE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,187.96 miles (19,614.57 km) SE | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,184.55 miles (19,609.08 km) ESE | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,147.74 miles (19,549.84 km) ESE | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,136.30 miles (19,531.43 km) SE | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,134.39 miles (19,528.35 km) SE | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) SSE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,132.84 miles (19,525.86 km) ESE | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,116.96 miles (19,500.31 km) SSE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,115.32 miles (19,497.66 km) SSE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,110.88 miles (19,490.52 km) ESE | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,091.92 miles (19,460.01 km) SE | Albury Airport (ABX) | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,088.91 miles (19,455.16 km) SE | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |