Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Luxembourg Airport (LUX), Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,209 miles (or 8,384 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 Avenger Field and Luxembourg 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 Avenger Field and Luxembourg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUX / ELLX |
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Location: | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E |
Area Served: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Operator/Owner: | Luxembourg Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1234 feet (376 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUX |
More Information: | LUX Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
- Today, most of the cold war air force station has been redeveloped and new buildings have taken their place.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- The first course was four months long.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
Facts about Luxembourg Airport (LUX):
- The closest airport to Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of LUX.
- Neutral Luxembourg was invaded by Germany on 10 May 1940, and on 21 May, the Luftwaffe assigned Jagdgeschwader 53, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter unit to the airport.
- The furthest airport from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Luxembourg Airport (meaning Luxembourg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Luxembourg Airport handled 2,197,331 passengers last year.
- Luxembourg Airport (LUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Luxembourg Airport", other names for LUX include "Fluchhafe Lëtzebuerg", "Aéroport de Luxembourg" and "Flughafen Luxemburg".
- Luxembourg Airport has constructed a high-security zone far away from most airport activities in order to attract the business of transporting valuable goods such as art and jewels.
- Construction of the new Terminal A started in 2005 and it was inaugurated in May 2008.