Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB), Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,009 miles (or 8,060 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 Eareckson Air Station and Neubrandenburg 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 Eareckson Air Station and Neubrandenburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNB / ETNU |
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Location: | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°36'7"N by 13°18'21"E |
Area Served: | Neubrandenburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Neubrandenburg–Trollenhagen GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNB |
More Information: | FNB Maps & Info |
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- Shemya also continued to support the Great Circle Route for MATS and later Military Airlift Command transports between Japan and Elmendorf AFB.
- In 1966 the Air Defense Command 9th Air Division assumed jurisdiction of the base.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- By the end of 1944, several hundred American airmen had been interned by the Russians after their crippled aircraft landed on Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- With the successful completion of the Aleutian Campaign in August 1943, Eleventh Air Force came within striking distance of the Japanese Kurile Islands, the northernmost being 750 miles to the south-southwest of Shemya.
- The limited resources assigned to the Eleventh Air Force meant only a limited number of missions could be carried out over the Kuriles.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The 404th Bombardment Squadron flew B-24 Liberator heavy bombers along with one Beechcraft AT-7, which was used for navigator training.
Facts about Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB):
- Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Neubrandenburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Neubrandenburg 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 addition to being known as "Neubrandenburg Airport", other names for FNB include "Flughafen Neubrandenburg" and "Neubrandenburg Airport".
- The furthest airport from Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,629 miles (18,714 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of FNB.