Nonstop flight route between Hukuntsi, Botswana and Spangdahlem, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hukuntsi Airport (HUK), Hukuntsi, Botswana and Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,193 miles (or 8,358 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 Hukuntsi Airport and Spangdahlem Air 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 Hukuntsi Airport and Spangdahlem Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUK / |
Airport Name: | Hukuntsi Airport |
Location: | Hukuntsi, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°59'22"S by 21°45'29"E |
Area Served: | Hukuntsi, Botswana |
View all routes: | Routes from HUK |
More Information: | HUK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPM / ETAD |
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Location: | Spangdahlem, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
View all routes: | Routes from SPM |
More Information: | SPM Maps & Info |
Facts about Hukuntsi Airport (HUK):
- The furthest airport from Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Hukuntsi Airport (meaning Hukuntsi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) N of HUK.
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- Upon its arrival at Spangdahlem AB, the 10 TRW operated Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star for daylight aerial recon and the Douglas RB-26C Invader for night recon missions.
- In November 2005, the first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft arrived at Spangdahlem.
- The furthest airport from Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 38 TRS was never equipped with RB-66B models.
- In 1979, the more capable Wild Weasel F-4G had replaced the EF-4Cs of the 81 TFS, and in 1980 through 1982, F-4Es replaced the F-4Ds of the 23d and 480th TFSs.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- Provides four fully capable U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- On 25 August 1959, the 10th TRW ended its six-year stay at Spangdahlem and moved to RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom.
- The 49th received two Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards for F-105 operations at Spangdahlem.