Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Chilko Lake, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome (CJH), Chilko Lake, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,761 miles (or 7,661 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 Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome, 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 Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):

• The infrastructure for a renewed airlift, however, was kept in place and was constantly improved until German reunification.
• In 1979 a second regiment, Heeresfliegerregiment 16, equipped with anti-tank helicopters was founded at Celle.
• After World War I the airfield was initially abandoned even though some flights took place in the 1920s.
• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Without having suffered any serious damage the air base was surrendered by a German NCO to the British Army on 11 April 1945.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
• After RAF Fassberg and RAF Wunstorf Celle became the third airfield in the region to serve in the airlift.
• One year after the foundation of the Bundeswehr the British forces handed over the airfield to the German Army on 29 November 1957.
• In 1910 flight trials were undertaken on the Scheuener Heide, a heath north of the river Aller.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• 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.

Facts about Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome (CJH):

• Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome (CJH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome", another name for CJH is "CAG3".
• The furthest airport from Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome (CJH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Chilko Lake (Tsylos Park Lodge) Aerodrome (CJH) is Anahim Lake Airport (YAA), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NW of CJH.