Nonstop flight route between Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and Nuremberg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,914 miles (or 6,298 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and Nuremberg 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 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and Nuremberg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):

• On November 2, 1992 President of the United States George H W Bush gave a speech at this airport.
• The furthest airport from Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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 airport has been the subject of heated debate in Stratford and Bridgeport.
• The closest airport to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
• Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.

Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
• In 1997/98, the winter hub of Air Berlin was established at Nuremberg Airport making it the second most important touristic interchange airport of the airline, next to Palma de Mallorca.
• Nuremberg Airport also serves as a center for the air rescue services Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V and HDM Flugservice who are operating a rescue helicopter and an intensive care helicopter, respectively.
• The airport is ranked 10th among German airports with about four million passengers and more than 100.000 tons of cargo handled per year.
• The Deutsche Flugsicherung, who is in charge of air traffic control for Germany, moved into the 48-meter high tower in November 1998.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Nuremberg Airport was the first newly constructed airport in Germany after World War II.
• The passenger terminals consists of 2 departure halls and 1 arrival hall which are all linked landside and airside.
• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• The extension of departure hall 2 was inaugurated on 30 April 1992 and was originally dimensioned for 2.8 million passengers per year.
• Due to the positive trend, Cargo Center II was built in 2003.