Nonstop flight route between Bern, Switzerland and Omaha, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bern Airport (BRN), Bern, Switzerland and Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,757 miles (or 7,655 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 Bern Airport and Offutt Air Force Base, 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 Bern Airport and Offutt Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRN / LSZB |
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Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E |
Area Served: | Bern, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1673 feet (510 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRN |
More Information: | BRN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Bern Airport (BRN):
- The Biderhangar, one of the airport's hangars built by Swiss aviation pioneer Oskar Bider, is listed as a heritage site of national significance in the November 2008 review draft of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
- In addition to being known as "Bern Airport", other names for BRN include "Regionalflugplatz Bern-Belp" and "LSZB / LSMB".
- A base of the air rescue organization Rega is located at the Airport, using a Eurocopter EC 145.
- The aircraft of the air transport service of the Swiss Air Force are stationed at Bern Airport.
- The closest airport to Bern Airport (BRN) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of BRN.
- Bern Airport (BRN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bern Airport (BRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bern Airport (meaning Bern Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The existing terminal was expanded to better accommodate flights to the Non-Schengen area in 2011.
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- Offutt AFB's legacy includes the construction of the first two bombers to drop atomic bombs and over 40 years as the headquarters for the former Strategic Air Command and home for its associated ground and aerial command centers for the U.S.
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Offutt AFB Defense Area and Nike-Hercules Surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1959.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- Offutt Air Force Base is the host station for the 55th Wing, the largest wing of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command.
- Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field.
- It was first used as a dispatch point for Indian conflicts on the Great Plains.
- At one minute past midnight, on 9 November 1948, Offutt gained international prominence when it became the host base for Headquarters Strategic Air Command, which was moved from Andrews AFB, Maryland.