Nonstop flight route between Bangui, Central African Republic and Sembach, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF), Bangui, Central African Republic and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,180 miles (or 5,118 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 Bangui M'Poko International Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base, 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 Bangui M'Poko International Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGF / FEFF |
| Airport Name: | Bangui M'Poko International Airport |
| Location: | Bangui, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°23'54"N by 18°31'7"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1208 feet (368 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGF |
| More Information: | BGF 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 Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF):
- Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bangui M'Poko International Airport handled 101,099 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) is Bossembélé Airport (BEM), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) NW of BGF.
- The furthest airport from Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bangui M'Poko International Airport (meaning Bangui M'Poko International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- 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.
- In April 1951, German surveyors visited the area in the company of French officers.
- 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.
- In 1939, the German Luftwaffe ordered that the area be reserved for use as a fighter base.
- Although the Air Base was constructed in the French Zone of Occupation under French direction, it was built to be used by NATO forces and was, moreover, intended to be an American Air Base from the beginning.
- Another reason for the move to France was the unsuitability of Sembach's runway, which was barely adequate for the RF-84, but absolutely unsuitable for the higher performance RF-101 aircraft
