Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ZCN to BZV:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ZCN Airport Information
- BZV Airport Information
- Facts about ZCN
- Facts about BZV
- Map of Nearest Airports to ZCN
- List of Nearest Airports to ZCN
- Map of Furthest Airports from ZCN
- List of Furthest Airports from ZCN
- Map of Nearest Airports to BZV
- List of Nearest Airports to BZV
- Map of Furthest Airports from BZV
- List of Furthest Airports from BZV
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Maya–Maya Airport (BZV), Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,939 miles (or 6,340 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 Celle Air Base and Maya–Maya Airport, 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 Celle Air Base and Maya–Maya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
Airport Names: |
|
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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZV / FCBB |
Airport Name: | Maya–Maya Airport |
Location: | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°15'6"S by 15°15'10"E |
Area Served: | Brazzaville |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZV |
More Information: | BZV Maps & Info |
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- Following the move of its transport wings, the German Air Force did not station any flying units at Celle Air Base.
- Under British occupation metal plates were laid on the entire airfield in order to enable the landing of larger aircraft.
- After having been taken over by British forces, it came under the control of the Royal Air Force Germany and was renamed RAF Station Celle.
- Peculiarly, from 1959 until 1967 two transport wings of the German Air Force were also stationed at Celle.
- 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.
- One year after the foundation of the Bundeswehr the British forces handed over the airfield to the German Army on 29 November 1957.
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
Facts about Maya–Maya Airport (BZV):
- The furthest airport from Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,903 miles (19,156 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) is N'djili Airport (FIH), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SE of BZV.
- Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) has 2 runways.