Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Húsavík, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW), Berlin, Germany and Húsavík Airport (HZK), Húsavík, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,402 miles (or 2,256 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 Royal Air Force Station Gatow and Húsavík Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWW / EDBG |
Airport Name: | Royal Air Force Station Gatow |
Location: | Berlin, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'27"N by 13°8'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | formerly: Ministry of Defence, now: Bundeswehr |
Airport Type: | Military (airport no longer in operation) |
Elevation: | 161 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWW |
More Information: | GWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZK / BIHU |
Airport Name: | Húsavík Airport |
Location: | Húsavík, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°57'7"N by 17°25'32"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HZK |
More Information: | HZK Maps & Info |
Facts about Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW):
- The closest military neighbour to RAF Gatow was a tank unit of the National People's Army of East Germany.
- Late April 1945, towards the end of World War II in Europe, the airfield was occupied by the advancing Red Army.
- Because of Royal Air Force Station Gatow's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Royal Air Force Station Gatow 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 furthest airport from Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,694 miles (18,819 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In November 1948, the latest RAF transport aircraft, the Handley Page Hastings, was added to the squadrons flying into RAF Gatow and some aircrews and aircraft were redeployed to train replacement aircrews.
- The closest airport to Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GWW.
- During the Berlin Airlift, the Station was modernised with a 2,000 yards long concrete runway, using 794 German workers, in March 1947.
- After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chipmunk reconnaissance flights soon ceased and the two Chipmunks were flown to RAF Laarbruch, in Western Germany to await disposal action.
- Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Húsavík Airport (HZK):
- The closest airport to Húsavík Airport (HZK) is Akureyri Airport (AEY), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of HZK.
- Because of Húsavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Húsavík 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 furthest airport from Húsavík Airport (HZK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,105 miles (17,871 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Húsavík Airport (HZK) currently has only 1 runway.