Nonstop flight route between Waterville, Maine, United States and Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(44°31'59"N by 69°40'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°39'25"N by 5°41'26"E)
Distance from WVL to UDE:
3,355.47 miles (5,400.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), Waterville, Maine, United States and Volkel Air Base (UDE), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,355 miles (or 5,400 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 Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport and Volkel 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 Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport and Volkel 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: | WVL / KWVL |
| Airport Name: | Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport |
| Location: | Waterville, Maine, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°31'59"N by 69°40'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Waterville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 333 feet (101 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WVL |
| More Information: | WVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDE / EHVK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°39'25"N by 5°41'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UDE |
| More Information: | UDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL):
- Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) is Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of WVL.
- The furthest airport from Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,665 miles (18,773 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport's relatively low elevation of 333 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterville Robert Lafleur 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 Volkel Air Base (UDE):
- The furthest airport from Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has two parallel runways, both in the 06/24 direction, and both being just over 3,020 metres long.
- In addition to being known as "Volkel Air Base", other names for UDE include "Vliegbasis Volkel" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-80)".
- It was believed that since the early 1960s, USAF nuclear weapons were stored at Volkel Air Base, to be used by the host nation's aircraft.
- Because of Volkel Air Base's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Volkel 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.
- Volkel Air Base (UDE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Weeze Airport (NRN), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of UDE.
- The Dutch Naval Aviation Service started flying from Volkel in 1949 for training purposes.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.70 miles (25.27 km) NW | Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) | Norridgewock, Maine, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.88 miles (25.56 km) SSW | Augusta State Airport (AUG) | Augusta, Maine, United States | |
| 3 | 39.56 miles (63.66 km) S | Wiscasset Airport (ISS) | Wiscasset, Maine, United States | |
| 4 | 43.38 miles (69.82 km) SE | Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) | Rockland, Maine, United States | |
| 5 | 45.01 miles (72.44 km) SW | Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (LEW) | Auburn/Lewiston, Maine, United States | |
| 6 | 45.74 miles (73.61 km) ENE | Bangor International Airport (BGR) | Bangor, Maine, United States | |
| 7 | 46.17 miles (74.31 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) | Brunswick, Maine, United States | |
| 8 | 57.03 miles (91.78 km) ENE | Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) | Old Town, Maine, United States | |
| 9 | 65.02 miles (104.63 km) E | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | |
| 10 | 68.89 miles (110.87 km) SSW | Portland International Jetport (PWM) | Portland, Maine, United States | |
| 11 | 73.25 miles (117.89 km) WSW | Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | |
| 12 | 73.92 miles (118.96 km) W | Berlin Regional Airport (BML) | Berlin, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 13 | 90.89 miles (146.27 km) NNE | Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) | Millinocket, Maine, United States | |
| 14 | 92.89 miles (149.49 km) W | Mount Washington Regional Airport (HIE) | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 15 | 93.99 miles (151.26 km) SSW | Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM) | Sanford, Maine, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,664.82 miles (18,772.67 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,662.89 miles (18,769.56 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,661.25 miles (18,766.91 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,639.95 miles (18,732.64 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,614.62 miles (18,691.88 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,592.23 miles (18,655.84 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,526.87 miles (18,550.65 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,526.74 miles (18,550.45 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,514.99 miles (18,531.54 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,468.30 miles (18,456.39 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,420.39 miles (18,379.28 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,332.38 miles (18,237.65 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,330.96 miles (18,235.37 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,323.11 miles (18,222.73 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,319.44 miles (18,216.83 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.73 miles (31.74 km) E | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 2 | 19.74 miles (31.77 km) SW | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 33.16 miles (53.37 km) W | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 45.80 miles (73.71 km) SE | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 5 | 48.62 miles (78.25 km) WSW | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 6 | 50.46 miles (81.20 km) SSE | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 7 | 51.36 miles (82.66 km) S | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 52.81 miles (85.00 km) ESE | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 9 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) N | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 57.42 miles (92.41 km) WNW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 59.72 miles (96.11 km) WSW | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 59.81 miles (96.25 km) NW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 61.47 miles (98.93 km) SSE | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 14 | 62.09 miles (99.93 km) WSW | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 15 | 64.63 miles (104.00 km) WNW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,885.56 miles (19,127.91 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,630.43 miles (18,717.32 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,624.20 miles (18,707.29 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,605.61 miles (18,677.38 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,600.68 miles (18,669.44 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,599.17 miles (18,667.01 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,584.09 miles (18,642.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,581.24 miles (18,638.15 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,573.01 miles (18,624.91 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,569.09 miles (18,618.61 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,558.20 miles (18,601.08 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,557.05 miles (18,599.22 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,543.57 miles (18,577.53 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,541.47 miles (18,574.15 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,540.50 miles (18,572.58 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |