Nonstop flight route between Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Anderson, Indiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°6'30"N by 85°36'47"W)
Distance from BBJ to AID:
4,261.59 miles (6,858.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), Anderson, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,262 miles (or 6,858 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 Bitburg Airport and Anderson Municipal 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 Bitburg Airport and Anderson Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
| Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
| More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AID / KAID |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Anderson, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°6'30"N by 85°36'47"W |
| Area Served: | Anderson, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Anderson |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AID |
| More Information: | AID Maps & Info |
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- On September 15, 2008, the Ministry of Transport of Rhineland-Palatinate granted the airport contractor landing rights for aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of more than 14 tonnes, and the use of IFR traffic rules upon arrival and departure.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- The USAF departed for the second time in September 1997, and Bitburg Airport was returned to the civil aircraft which now call it home.
Facts about Anderson Municipal Airport (AID):
- Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) has 2 runways.
- Because of Anderson Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Anderson Municipal 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 "Anderson Municipal Airport", another name for AID is "Darlington Field".
- The furthest airport from Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,221 miles (18,058 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) is Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of AID.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.24 miles (10.05 km) ENE | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany |     |
| 2 | 27.45 miles (44.18 km) SW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 3 | 31.09 miles (50.03 km) E | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 4 | 56.08 miles (90.25 km) SSE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.87 miles (93.13 km) SE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 62.92 miles (101.26 km) NNW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.14 miles (101.61 km) SE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 64.84 miles (104.35 km) ESE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 68.32 miles (109.95 km) SSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 10 | 68.50 miles (110.25 km) NNE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 68.84 miles (110.79 km) NW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 12 | 70.31 miles (113.16 km) E | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 73.84 miles (118.83 km) NNW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 75.50 miles (121.50 km) NNW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 78.47 miles (126.29 km) E | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,989.60 miles (19,295.35 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,638.29 miles (18,729.96 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,637.96 miles (18,729.44 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,631.97 miles (18,719.80 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.78 miles (18,716.27 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,626.55 miles (18,711.08 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,623.16 miles (18,705.61 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,619.18 miles (18,699.22 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,615.69 miles (18,693.59 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,598.91 miles (18,666.59 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,594.03 miles (18,658.74 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,586.00 miles (18,645.81 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,573.83 miles (18,626.22 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,572.03 miles (18,623.33 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,566.91 miles (18,615.09 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.73 miles (23.71 km) NE | Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE) | Muncie, Indiana, United States | |
| 2 | 22.94 miles (36.92 km) SSW | Pope Field (GFD) | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | |
| 3 | 26.58 miles (42.78 km) N | Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ) | Marion, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 37.30 miles (60.03 km) NW | Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK) | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 38.16 miles (61.41 km) SE | Mettel Field (CEV) | Connersville, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 45.11 miles (72.60 km) SW | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 46.85 miles (75.39 km) NW | Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) | Peru, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 47.53 miles (76.48 km) ESE | Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) | Richmond, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 60.41 miles (97.22 km) SSW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 60.74 miles (97.76 km) SE | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 63.97 miles (102.95 km) NNE | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 63.97 miles (102.95 km) NE | Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR) | Decatur, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 72.54 miles (116.74 km) NNW | Fulton County Airport (RCR) | Rochester, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 72.89 miles (117.30 km) WNW | Purdue University Airport (LAF) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 74.22 miles (119.45 km) ENE | Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) | Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,220.53 miles (18,057.65 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,197.58 miles (18,020.71 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,177.02 miles (17,987.63 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,173.61 miles (17,982.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,133.80 miles (17,918.07 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,119.93 miles (17,895.75 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.02 miles (17,879.80 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,109.06 miles (17,878.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,092.48 miles (17,851.57 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,081.86 miles (17,834.48 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,045.31 miles (17,775.66 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,015.95 miles (17,728.40 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,000.51 miles (17,703.55 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,993.22 miles (17,691.83 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,959.21 miles (17,637.10 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |