Nonstop flight route between Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Kaélé, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Kaélé Airport (KLE), Kaélé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,790 miles (or 4,491 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 Kaélé 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 Kaélé 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 | 
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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: | KLE / FKKH | 
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| Location: | Kaélé, Cameroon | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°5'34"N by 14°26'40"E | 
| Area Served: | Kaélé | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KLE | 
| More Information: | KLE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
 - The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
 - 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.
 - Between June and September 1997 it was necessary to repair the Spangdahlem Air Base runway, called for a temporary location to accommodate the 52d Fighter Wing's three squadrons of F-15s and F-16s.
 - Prior to its current civilian usage, Bitburg Air Base was a front-line NATO base during the Cold War.
 
Facts about Kaélé Airport (KLE):
- The closest airport to Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of KLE.
 - The furthest airport from Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Kaélé Airport (meaning Kaélé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
 - In addition to being known as "Kaélé Airport", another name for KLE is "Kaélé Airport (Kaélé)".
 - Kaélé Airport (KLE) currently has only 1 runway.
 
