Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Smith Field (SLG), Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,819 miles (or 7,755 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 Smith Field, 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 Smith Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
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Location: | Celle, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZCN |
More Information: | ZCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLG / KSLG |
Airport Name: | Smith Field |
Location: | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°11'30"N by 94°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Siloam Springs |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1191 feet (363 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLG |
More Information: | SLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- 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 addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- With the beginning of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 this, however, changed radically.
- On 9 March 1935 Hermann Göring officially announced the existence of a German Air Force and the D.L.V.
- Due to the tense situation during the building of the Berlin Wall a small unit of the National Guard of the United States was stationed at Celle Air Base in 1961 in case of a second Berlin Airlift.
- 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 is located 2.7 miles southwest of the city centre of Celle and 18 miles northeast of the city centre of Hanover.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The infrastructure for a renewed airlift, however, was kept in place and was constantly improved until German reunification.
- Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the airfield was again used exclusively by British Forces.
Facts about Smith Field (SLG):
- The closest airport to Smith Field (SLG) is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of SLG.
- The furthest airport from Smith Field (SLG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,763 miles (17,321 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Smith Field (SLG) currently has only 1 runway.