Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Djougou, Benin:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Djougou Airport (DJA), Djougou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,001 miles (or 4,830 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 Djougou 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 Djougou Airport. 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):

• Celle Air Base is located 2.7 miles southwest of the city centre of Celle and 18 miles northeast of the city centre of Hanover.
• After World War I the airfield was initially abandoned even though some flights took place in the 1920s.
• 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.
• 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.
• From 1959 until 1966, a US Air Force unit equipped with two MSQ-1A radar was stationed at Celle Air Base.
• Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the airfield was again used exclusively by British Forces.
• After RAF Fassberg and RAF Wunstorf Celle became the third airfield in the region to serve in the airlift.
• The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 prohibited the German Reich to have her own air force.
• 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.
• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• Celle Air Base is a military airbase of the German Army.

Facts about Djougou Airport (DJA):

• The furthest airport from Djougou Airport (DJA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Djougou Airport (meaning Djougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,717 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• In addition to being known as "Djougou Airport", another name for DJA is "Djougou Airport (Djougou)".
• Djougou Airport (DJA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Djougou Airport (DJA) is Niamtougou International Airport (LRL), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DJA.