Nonstop flight route between Hamburg, Germany and Ogden, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), Hamburg, Germany and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,041 miles (or 8,113 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 Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport and Hill Air Force 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 Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport and Hill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XFW / EDHI |
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| Location: | Hamburg, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°32'8"N by 9°50'12"E |
| Area Served: | Airbus' Hamburg facility |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XFW |
| More Information: | XFW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIF / KHIF |
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| Location: | Ogden, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'26"N by 111°58'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIF |
| More Information: | HIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW):
- A large spares centre is also maintained at Hamburg, and A320 Family maintenance training facilities can also be found on-site.
- Beginning in April 2006, the runway was extended from 2,684 m to 3,183 m at the southern end, in order to accommodate the planned freight version of the Airbus 380.
- The closest airport to Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) is Hamburg Airport (HAM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of XFW.
- The furthest airport from Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,707 miles (18,840 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg Finkenwerder 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 Hamburg factory is also home to Airbus’ A380 major component assembly hall, which houses the structural assembly and the fitting-with equipment of the forward and complete rear fuselage sections.
- In addition to being known as "Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport", another name for XFW is "Flugplatz Hamburg-Finkenwerder".
Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):
- Hill AFB has also housed the 30-acre Hill Aerospace Museum since 1981.
- In July 1939, Congress appropriated $8.0 million for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot.
- The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
- The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.
- Hill Air Force Base is named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, the Chief of the Flying Branch of the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
