Nonstop flight route between Grand Bahama, Bahamas and Celle, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West End Airport (WTD), Grand Bahama, Bahamas and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,734 miles (or 7,619 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 West End Airport and Celle 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 West End Airport and Celle Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WTD / MYGW |
| Airport Name: | West End Airport |
| Location: | Grand Bahama, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'7"N by 78°58'29"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Bahama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WTD |
| More Information: | WTD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
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| Location: | Celle, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZCN |
| More Information: | ZCN Maps & Info |
Facts about West End Airport (WTD):
- The furthest airport from West End Airport (WTD) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,658 miles (18,761 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- West End Airport (WTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to West End Airport (WTD) is Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of WTD.
- Because of West End Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at West End 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.
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- Between 1963 and 1981 Celle was home to a test squadron for unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.
- At the same time, Celle residents began to complain about the so-called “Veronikas″, German women attracted to the well paid soldiers.
- Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle 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.
- On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
- The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
