Nonstop flight route between Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Windsor International Airport (YQG), Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,121 miles (or 6,631 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 Windsor International Airport and Fritzlar 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 Windsor International Airport and Fritzlar Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Windsor International Airport (YQG):

• The closest airport to Windsor International Airport (YQG) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of YQG.
• Because of Windsor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Windsor International 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 furthest airport from Windsor International Airport (YQG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Windsor International Airport (YQG) has 2 runways.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.

Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):

• In August 1941 the hangars of the airfield were used by Junkers as maintenance and production site.
• The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The bombing of the Eder Dam on 17 May 1943 had no significant effect on the production lines.
• In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
• Air force operations were phased out on 14 September 1947, and the air base was turned over to the United States Army.
• Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar 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.
• Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In October 1956 the barracks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and renamed Flugplatz Kaserne.
• The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.