Nonstop flight route between Horn Island, Queensland, Australia and Westerland, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Horn Island Airport (HID), Horn Island, Queensland, Australia and Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,488 miles (or 13,661 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 Horn Island Airport and Sylt 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 Horn Island Airport and Sylt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HID / YHID |
Airport Name: | Horn Island Airport |
Location: | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'11"S by 142°17'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Torres Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HID |
More Information: | HID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
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Location: | Westerland, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E |
Area Served: | Sylt, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWT |
More Information: | GWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Horn Island Airport (HID):
- The closest airport to Horn Island Airport (HID) is Kubin Airport (KUG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of HID.
- Horn Island Airport (HID) has 2 runways.
- Because of Horn Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Horn Island 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 Horn Island Airport (HID) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,497 miles (18,503 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- Sylt Airport is the airport on the German island of Sylt located in the municipality of Sylt.
- The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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.