Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Kasaba Bay, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB), Kasaba Bay, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,395 miles (or 7,073 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 Kasaba Bay 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 Kasaba Bay Airport. 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: | ZKB / FLKY |
Airport Name: | Kasaba Bay Airport |
Location: | Kasaba Bay, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'27"S by 30°39'41"E |
Elevation: | 2780 feet (847 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZKB |
More Information: | ZKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- After RAF Fassberg and RAF Wunstorf Celle became the third airfield in the region to serve in the airlift.
- 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.
- Next to the road leading to Celle Air Base, a monument in memory of the support given by Celle to the Berlin Airlift was erected by the city of Celle in 1988.
- 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.
- 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.
- Following the end of the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the airfield was again used exclusively by British Forces.
- In 1979 a second regiment, Heeresfliegerregiment 16, equipped with anti-tank helicopters was founded at Celle.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- After exhaustive construction works, during which the boggy terrain was drained by creating several ditches, the flying school entered service in 1934.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB):
- The closest airport to Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) ESE of ZKB.
- Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,724 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.