Nonstop flight route between Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Gütersloh (GUT), Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 549 miles (or 884 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 RAF Gütersloh and Edinburgh Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUT / ETUO |
Airport Name: | RAF Gütersloh |
Location: | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°55'31"N by 8°18'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUT |
More Information: | GUT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDI / EGPH |
Airport Name: | Edinburgh Airport |
Location: | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W |
Area Served: | Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Central Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 136 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDI |
More Information: | EDI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Gütersloh (GUT):
- Because of RAF Gütersloh's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Gütersloh 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.
- Its early history is largely undetermined.
- The furthest airport from RAF Gütersloh (GUT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,835 miles (19,046 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Gütersloh (GUT) is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of GUT.
- During its history as an RAF station, it was home to two squadrons of the English Electric Lightning F2/F2A - No.
- The RAF established Headquarters No.
- RAF Gütersloh (GUT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
- In 2013 a further extension to the passenger terminal was announced, taking the terminal building up to the Edinburgh Airport tram stop.
- The airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, a light rail link from the terminal to Edinburgh city centre.
- Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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.
- The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
- On 19 October 2011, BAA Limited announced its intention to sell the airport, following a decision by the UK's Competition Commission requiring BAA to sell either Glasgow International or Edinburgh Airport.
- The only international services from Edinburgh during the 1980s were to Amsterdam and Dublin, but in the following years links were opened to destinations in France and Germany.
- Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In April 2008 work began on the resurfacing of the main runway.
- Turnhouse Aerodrome was the most northerly British air defence base in World War I used by the Royal Flying Corps.