Nonstop flight route between Rhine, Germany and Žilina, Slovakia:
Departure Airport:
(52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°13'53"N by 18°36'47"E)
Distance from ZPQ to ILZ:
533.63 miles (858.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), Rhine, Germany and Žilina Airport (ILZ), Žilina, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 534 miles (or 859 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 relatively short distance between Rheine-Bentlage Air Base and Žilina Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZPQ / ETHE |
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| Location: | Rhine, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZPQ |
| More Information: | ZPQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILZ / LZZI |
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| Location: | Žilina, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°13'53"N by 18°36'47"E |
| Area Served: | Žilina |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Žilina a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1020 feet (311 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILZ |
| More Information: | ILZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ):
- Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,825 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Rheine-Bentlage Air Base's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Rheine-Bentlage 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rheine-Bentlage Air Base", another name for ZPQ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-108)".
- All units stationed at Rheine Air Base were incorporated into Army Aviation Medium Transport Regiment 15 in 2003.
- In 1974, the CH-53 replaced the by now obsolete Sikorsky H-34 and has been in service ever since.
- The closest airport to Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of ZPQ.
Facts about Žilina Airport (ILZ):
- The closest airport to Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NW of ILZ.
- In addition to being known as "Žilina Airport", another name for ILZ is "Letisko Žilina".
- Žilina Airport (ILZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,630 miles (18,717 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.69 miles (26.86 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 20.99 miles (33.78 km) W | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.60 miles (74.99 km) ESE | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 54.34 miles (87.45 km) S | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 5 | 66.61 miles (107.20 km) NNW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 70.29 miles (113.12 km) SE | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 7 | 71.22 miles (114.61 km) SW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 8 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) SSW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 10 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) NE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 11 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) W | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 82.47 miles (132.72 km) SSW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 13 | 84.40 miles (135.83 km) WSW | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) NW | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 94.34 miles (151.83 km) NNW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.68 miles (19,029.93 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,546.91 miles (18,582.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,539.91 miles (18,571.63 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,521.58 miles (18,542.13 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,516.34 miles (18,533.71 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,514.77 miles (18,531.18 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,501.29 miles (18,509.48 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,499.94 miles (18,507.32 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,490.91 miles (18,492.78 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,485.36 miles (18,483.84 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,479.04 miles (18,473.68 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,476.42 miles (18,469.46 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,459.66 miles (18,442.48 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,459.60 miles (18,442.39 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,457.16 miles (18,438.47 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.24 miles (63.16 km) NW | Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 2 | 47.32 miles (76.16 km) SSE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 54.86 miles (88.29 km) WSW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 4 | 54.99 miles (88.50 km) SW | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 5 | 74.36 miles (119.67 km) E | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 78.52 miles (126.36 km) NE | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 7 | 86.82 miles (139.72 km) W | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 8 | 88.35 miles (142.18 km) NNE | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 9 | 97.24 miles (156.50 km) SW | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 10 | 121.22 miles (195.08 km) SW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 11 | 124.76 miles (200.79 km) SE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 12 | 125.53 miles (202.03 km) ESE | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 13 | 127.34 miles (204.94 km) SSE | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 14 | 139.54 miles (224.57 km) WNW | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| 15 | 150.20 miles (241.73 km) NNW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,630.29 miles (18,717.09 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,186.14 miles (18,002.30 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,183.79 miles (17,998.52 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,175.31 miles (17,984.88 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,164.15 miles (17,966.92 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,159.08 miles (17,958.75 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,155.74 miles (17,953.38 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,151.45 miles (17,946.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,138.97 miles (17,926.40 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,130.69 miles (17,913.07 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,119.23 miles (17,894.61 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,118.70 miles (17,893.76 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,116.74 miles (17,890.62 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,110.63 miles (17,880.78 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,106.57 miles (17,874.26 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |