Nonstop flight route between Celle, Germany and Napier, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Celle Air Base (ZCN), Celle, Germany and Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE), Napier, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,336 miles (or 18,243 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 Celle Air Base and Hawke's Bay 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 Celle Air Base and Hawke's Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCN / ETHC |
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Location: | Celle, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°35'27"N by 10°1'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZCN |
More Information: | ZCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPE / NZNR |
Airport Name: | Hawke's Bay Airport |
Location: | Napier, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E |
Area Served: | Hastings, New Zealand and Napier, New Zealand |
Operator/Owner: | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NPE |
More Information: | NPE Maps & Info |
Facts about Celle Air Base (ZCN):
- The closest airport to Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Hannover Airport (HAJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZCN.
- Because of Celle Air Base's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Celle 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 the course of time, the type of aircraft stationed at Celle became larger and larger and crews were trained on almost all current military aircraft.
- Following the move of its transport wings, the German Air Force did not station any flying units at Celle Air Base.
- Celle Air Base (ZCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Celle Air Base", other names for ZCN include "Heeresflugplatz Celle" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-118)".
- After exhaustive construction works, during which the boggy terrain was drained by creating several ditches, the flying school entered service in 1934.
- The infrastructure for a renewed airlift, however, was kept in place and was constantly improved until German reunification.
- The furthest airport from Celle Air Base (ZCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,761 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- After having been taken over by British forces, it came under the control of the Royal Air Force Germany and was renamed RAF Station Celle.
Facts about Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE):
- The closest airport to Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of NPE.
- Hawke's Bay Airport is a busy regional airport with frequent flights to and from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on Air New Zealand Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 & ATR 72-500 turbo prop aircraft.
- The second floor has a small glass-fenced open air deck, where arriving and departing aircraft can be viewed.
- Because of Hawke's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawke's Bay 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.
- Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Hawke's Bay Airport (meaning Hawke's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Hawke's Bay Airport handled 451,128 passengers last year.