Nonstop flight route between Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH), Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,162 miles (or 6,697 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 Andrews Field and Friedrichshafen 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 Andrews Field and Friedrichshafen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):

• Andrews' air defense role was strengthened in the 1950s with the latest in fighter-interceptor hardware appearing on the flight line.
• The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
• In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.
• The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the years since 1959, Andrews' flight operations and importance have increased greatly.
• Joint Base Andrews was designated on 1 October 2009 and on 1 October 2010, the Air Force completed the merge of the 11th Wing and the 316th at Joint Base Andrews.
• The host unit at Andrews is the 11th Wing, assigned to the Air Force District of Washington.
• Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942.

Facts about Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH):

• Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Right next to the terminal there is a museum dedicated to the former German aircraft manufacturer Dornier Flugzeugwerke.
• This airport has had a long history.
• In addition to being known as "Friedrichshafen Airport", another name for FDH is "Flughafen Friedrichshafen".
• The closest airport to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) is St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of FDH.
• The furthest airport from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Friedrichshafen Airport (meaning Friedrichshafen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,045 miles (19,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Presently, a yearly aviation conference hosts the latest in European aircraft designs.
• Friedrichshafen Airport has its own small railway station named Friedrichshafen Flughafen directly across from the terminal building.