Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Kinmen, Taiwan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH), Kinmen, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,604 miles (or 9,019 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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):

• The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
• Peculiarly, from 1959 until 1967 two transport wings of the German Air Force were also stationed at Celle.
• After RAF Fassberg and RAF Wunstorf Celle became the third airfield in the region to serve in the airlift.
• From 1959 until 1966, a US Air Force unit equipped with two MSQ-1A radar was stationed at Celle Air Base.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
• 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.
• 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.
• Without having suffered any serious damage the air base was surrendered by a German NCO to the British Army on 11 April 1945.
• On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.

Facts about Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH):

• It serves an average of 1.2 million passenger every year.
• The furthest airport from Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (meaning Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• In addition to being known as "Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)", other names for KNH include "金門航空站金門尚義機場" and "Jīnmén HángkōngzhànJīnmén Shàngyì Jīchǎng".
• Kinmen Airport or Shang Yi Airport is a civilian airport serving Kinmen, Fujian Province, Republic of China.
• The closest airport to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of KNH.
• Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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.