Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,919 miles (or 7,917 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 Sylt Airport and Mountain Home 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 Sylt Airport and Mountain Home 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- 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.
- In 1990 Sylt Airport received new technical equipment as well as new passenger facilities.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- The first F-111F entered service with the 347th TFW in January 1972.
- Crews started building the base in November 1942 and the new field officially opened on 7 August 1943.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In early May 1953, the major construction on the base was completed, and SAC was able to use its long runway for strategic bomber operations.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- In 1959, construction of three HGM-25A Titan I missile sites began in the local area.
- About 1985, Air Force Materiel Command activated the 776th Radar Squadron at Bangor ANGB.