Nonstop flight route between Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Celle, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,433 miles (or 7,135 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 Dawson Creek 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 Dawson Creek 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: | YDQ / CYDQ |
Airport Name: | Dawson Creek Airport |
Location: | Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°44'31"N by 120°10'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dawson Creek |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2148 feet (655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDQ |
More Information: | YDQ 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 Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ):
- Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,246 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) is Fort St. John Airport (YXJ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) NNW of YDQ.
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- After RAF Fassberg and RAF Wunstorf Celle became the third airfield in the region to serve in the airlift.
- Until the end of World War II the airfield operated under the name of Fliegerhorst Celle-Wietzenbruch.
- 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.
- Peculiarly, from 1959 until 1967 two transport wings of the German Air Force were also stationed at Celle.
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- Without having suffered any serious damage the air base was surrendered by a German NCO to the British Army on 11 April 1945.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- The unit being stationed the longest at Celle was the Heeresfliegerstaffel 7.
- After World War I the airfield was initially abandoned even though some flights took place in the 1920s.
- 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.