Nonstop flight route between Abu Simbel, Egypt and Sembach, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), Abu Simbel, Egypt and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,278 miles (or 3,666 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 relatively short distance between Al Hufalysin Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABS / HEBL |
| Airport Name: | Al Hufalysin Airport |
| Location: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°22'33"N by 31°36'41"E |
| Area Served: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABS |
| More Information: | ABS Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS):
- Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Al Hufalysin Airport handled 499,172 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of ABS.
- Because of Al Hufalysin Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Hufalysin 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.
- The furthest airport from Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Al Hufalysin Airport (meaning Al Hufalysin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- In January 1958, it was announced that the 66th TRW would transition to the RF-101 Voodoo.
- In February 1957, the RB-57s of the 30th TFS at Sembach were also being replaced by the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
- As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.
- Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 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.
- As part of the general withdrawal of French occupation forces from the left bank of the Rhine in 1930, the French abandoned the airfield on June 15, 1930.
- 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.
