Nonstop flight route between Bukoba, Tanzania and Sembach, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bukoba Airport (BKZ), Bukoba, Tanzania and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,792 miles (or 6,102 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 Bukoba 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 Bukoba Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bukoba Airport (BKZ):

• In addition to being known as "Bukoba Airport", another name for BKZ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba  (Swahili)".
• The closest airport to Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Mbarara Airport (MBQ), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) WNW of BKZ.
• Bukoba Airport (BKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bukoba Airport (BKZ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Bukoba Airport handled 22,599 passengers last year.

Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):

• In January 1958, it was announced that the 66th TRW would transition to the RF-101 Voodoo.
• In 1950, as a result of the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the United States was rapidly expanding its air forces, announcing an increase in the number of combat wings from 48 in 1950 to 95 by June 1952.
• As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.
• 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 February 1957, the RB-57s of the 30th TFS at Sembach were also being replaced by the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
• 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.
• The American flag first flew at Sembach Air Base on 8 July 1953.