Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Hill City, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC), Hill City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,826 miles (or 7,767 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 Hill City Municipal 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 Hill City Municipal 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):

• 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.
• After exhaustive construction works, during which the boggy terrain was drained by creating several ditches, the flying school entered service in 1934.
• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1979 a second regiment, Heeresfliegerregiment 16, equipped with anti-tank helicopters was founded at Celle.
• The infrastructure for a renewed airlift, however, was kept in place and was constantly improved until German reunification.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• Organisationally, the air base is separated into barracks and air field.

Facts about Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC):

• The furthest airport from Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,752 miles (17,304 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of HLC.
• Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) currently has only 1 runway.