Nonstop flight route between Magdalena, Bolivia and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Magdalena Airport (MGD), Magdalena, Bolivia and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,251 miles (or 10,060 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 Magdalena Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck 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 Magdalena Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Magdalena Airport (MGD):

• Because of Magdalena Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Magdalena 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.
• Magdalena Airport (MGD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Magdalena Airport (MGD) is Huacaraje Airport (BVK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of MGD.
• The furthest airport from Magdalena Airport (MGD) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is nearly antipodal to Magdalena Airport (meaning Magdalena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Nido Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Magdalena Airport", another name for MGD is "Magdalena Airport (Magdalena)".

Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):

• The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
• The furthest airport from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The Replacement Depot functioned until August 1948, when USAFE decided to use Fürstenfeldbruck as an operational jet base.
• In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
• On 13 August 1948 the 36th Fighter Wing was assigned to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as an operational unit.
• Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72
• The mission of the 1117th TRW was to provide tactical, visual, photographic and electronic reconnaissance by both day and night, as was required by the military forces within the European command.
• Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Allied reprisal bombing began to desolate many German cities in 1944 and in October the Luftwaffe leaders rushed work to extend the Air Base's runways long enough for fighter aircraft takeoffs.