Nonstop flight route between Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu and Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(14°13'5"S by 167°35'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E)
Distance from ZGU to CGN:
9,679.14 miles (15,577.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaua Airport (ZGU), Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu and Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,679 miles (or 15,577 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 Gaua Airport and Cologne/Bonn 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 Gaua Airport and Cologne/Bonn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGU / NVSQ |
| Airport Name: | Gaua Airport |
| Location: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°13'5"S by 167°35'13"E |
| Area Served: | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZGU |
| More Information: | ZGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGN / EDDK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E |
| Area Served: | Cologne and Bonn |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGN |
| More Information: | CGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaua Airport (ZGU):
- The furthest airport from Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is nearly antipodal to Gaua Airport (meaning Gaua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bakel Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Bakel, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Gaua Airport (ZGU) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of ZGU.
Facts about Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN):
- The furthest airport from Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Ryanair and Norwegian began service to Cologne/Bonn in May 2012.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport station is a railway station on a loop off the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed line that connects Cologne Bonn Airport to long-distance trains at least once an hour per direction, most of them ICE services.
- In addition to being known as "Cologne/Bonn Airport", another name for CGN is "Flughafen Köln/Bonn".
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) has 3 runways.
- Cologne Bonn Airport is a major cargo hub in the world mainly due to its function as a hub for FedEx and UPS.
- The closest airport to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of CGN.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport handled 9,280,070 passengers last year.
- During the 50s and 60s two more runways and a new terminal were constructed.
- Because of Cologne/Bonn Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Cologne/Bonn 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.54 miles (41.10 km) N | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu |     |
| 2 | 39.05 miles (62.84 km) NNE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 63.16 miles (101.64 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 79.38 miles (127.76 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) SSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 94.43 miles (151.96 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 120.33 miles (193.65 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 129.23 miles (207.97 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 143.21 miles (230.47 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 154.97 miles (249.40 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 167.86 miles (270.15 km) SSE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 195.51 miles (314.65 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 204.72 miles (329.46 km) SSE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 245.39 miles (394.92 km) SSE | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 328.12 miles (528.06 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.17 miles (19,944.82 km) N | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,368.97 miles (19,905.87 km) NNW | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,366.90 miles (19,902.54 km) WNW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,347.24 miles (19,870.90 km) ENE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,336.51 miles (19,853.64 km) NE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 6 | 12,324.00 miles (19,833.50 km) NNE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 7 | 12,322.35 miles (19,830.85 km) N | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,313.72 miles (19,816.96 km) NW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 9 | 12,306.55 miles (19,805.43 km) NNE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 10 | 12,298.18 miles (19,791.95 km) WNW | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,284.09 miles (19,769.27 km) NNE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,259.75 miles (19,730.10 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 12,242.45 miles (19,702.27 km) ENE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 14 | 12,237.65 miles (19,694.53 km) N | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 15 | 12,234.52 miles (19,689.50 km) WNW | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.51 miles (53.94 km) NNW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 2 | 37.46 miles (60.28 km) NW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 3 | 41.83 miles (67.31 km) W | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 4 | 42.50 miles (68.40 km) ESE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 5 | 48.38 miles (77.86 km) W | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 49.45 miles (79.59 km) NNE | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 7 | 59.63 miles (95.96 km) W | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 63.62 miles (102.38 km) S | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 9 | 64.55 miles (103.88 km) SSW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 66.81 miles (107.53 km) NW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 11 | 68.50 miles (110.25 km) SSW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 75.94 miles (122.22 km) WSW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 13 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) SE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 14 | 76.70 miles (123.44 km) SE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) NE | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,921.13 miles (19,185.15 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,591.35 miles (18,654.42 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,590.40 miles (18,652.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,584.57 miles (18,643.51 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,575.25 miles (18,628.52 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,571.72 miles (18,622.82 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,570.07 miles (18,620.17 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,559.68 miles (18,603.46 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,553.82 miles (18,594.03 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,536.19 miles (18,565.66 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,533.83 miles (18,561.85 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,532.26 miles (18,559.33 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,530.74 miles (18,556.88 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,526.72 miles (18,550.41 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,521.79 miles (18,542.48 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |