Nonstop flight route between Nakina, Ontario, Canada and Nordholz, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nakina Airport (YQN), Nakina, Ontario, Canada and Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,748 miles (or 6,032 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 Nakina Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase, 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 Nakina Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQN / CYQN |
Airport Name: | Nakina Airport |
Location: | Nakina, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°10'59"N by 86°41'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Nakina Air Service and Outpost Camps |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1061 feet (323 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQN |
More Information: | YQN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCN / ETMN |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Nordholz, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'4"N by 8°39'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | German Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCN |
More Information: | FCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Nakina Airport (YQN):
- The furthest airport from Nakina Airport (YQN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,863 miles (17,483 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Nakina Airport (YQN) is Geraldton (Greenstone Regional) Airport (YGQ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of YQN.
- Nakina Airport (YQN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):
- Flying returned to Nordholz in 1938, when the Luftwaffe decided to rebuild the airfield.
- Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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.
- During the occupation of Denmark and Norway, Kampfgeschwader 100 flew attacks from Nordholz with their Heinkel He 111 medium bombers.
- Its aircraft fly predominantly over the North Sea on antisubmarine patrols.
- Since 1966, the Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic has been the German Navy's anti submarine warfare and long range maritime patrol asset.
- Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
- The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- According to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, all airport installations were dismantled in 1919.
- Out of the 15 standard Atlantics, only eight survived.
- The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.