Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,018 miles (or 4,857 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 Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International 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 Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International 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):

• On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
• Although some production facilities for the Junker Ju-88 were placed in Hangar V, Celle Air Base played only a secondary role during World War II.
• 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.
• Between 1963 and 1981 Celle was home to a test squadron for unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the airfield was again used exclusively by British Forces.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
• Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• At the beginning of the airlift a total of 600 tons of freight were transported into the besieged city which increased to 1000 tons of coal and food each day in the spring of 1949.
• 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.
• After RAF Fassberg and RAF Wunstorf Celle became the third airfield in the region to serve in the airlift.

Facts about Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC):

• The furthest airport from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of DWC.
• If completed as planned, the airport will have an annual cargo capacity of 12 million tonnes, and a passenger capacity of up to 160 million people per year— which would be more than Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which handled 94,956,643 million people in 2012, and is currently the world's busiest passenger airport.
• Because of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum 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 facility, however, will initially service cargo airlines.
• The airport is planned to have five 4,900 m parallel runways, with a large passenger complex in the middle.
• The A380-enabled, 4,900 m × 60 m runway was completed within its projected 600 day construction period and subsequently underwent tests over the following six to eight months in order to fulfil its CAT III-C requirements.
• Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the first quarter of 2014, 102,000 passengers went through the airport.