Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,058 miles (or 8,140 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base and Idaho Falls Regional 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base and Idaho Falls Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEX / ETAS |
Airport Name: | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base |
Location: | Sembach, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°31'41"N by 7°51'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States with authority from Germany |
View all routes: | Routes from SEX |
More Information: | SEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDA / KIDA |
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Location: | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°30'48"N by 112°4'14"W |
Area Served: | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Operator/Owner: | City of Idaho Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4744 feet (1,446 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IDA |
More Information: | IDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- In 1950, as a result of the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the United States was rapidly expanding its air forces, announcing an increase in the number of combat wings from 48 in 1950 to 95 by June 1952.
- The furthest airport from Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The third and final phase of construction at Sembach Air Base was conducted in the summer of 1954 when the housing area was built.
- Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 1952.
- Sembach's origins date back to 1919 after World War I when French occupation troops used the eastern half of the present flightline as an airfield.
- The closest airport to Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Ramstein Air Base (RMS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SEX.
- In July 1958, the 66th TRW, was transferred from Sembach to Laon Air Base, France.
Facts about Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA):
- The furthest airport from Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,774 miles (17,339 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of IDA.
- Because of Idaho Falls Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,744 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IDA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IDA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport covers an area of 866 acres at an elevation of 4,744 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Idaho Falls Regional Airport", another name for IDA is "Fanning Field".
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) has 2 runways.