Nonstop flight route between Boise, Idaho, United States and Nordholz, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boise Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, United States and Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,967 miles (or 7,993 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 Boise Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase, 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 Boise Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOI / KBOI |
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Location: | Boise, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'51"N by 116°13'22"W |
Area Served: | Boise, Idaho |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2871 feet (875 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOI |
More Information: | BOI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCN / ETMN |
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Location: | Nordholz, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'4"N by 8°39'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | German Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCN |
More Information: | FCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Boise Airport (BOI):
- The Boise Airport was fourth in passenger satisfaction in the J.D.
- In addition to being known as "Boise Airport", other names for BOI include "Boise Air Terminal" and "Gowen Field".
- The closest airport to Boise Airport (BOI) is Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of BOI.
- In 1926 the first municipal airport in Boise named Booth Field was built on a gravel bed where the Boise State University campus now stands.
- During World War II the Army Air Corps, later Army Air Forces, leased the field for use a training base for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bomber crews.
- Boise Airport (BOI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Boise Airport (BOI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,843 miles (17,451 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Gowen Field Air National Guard Base primarily refers to the military facilities on the south side of the runways, which includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and reserve units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
- Boise Airport covers an area of 5,000 acres at an elevation of 2,871 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):
- In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
- Situated to the north of Bremen city, Marinefliegerhorst Nordholz is the home of the German Navy's Marinefliegergeschwader 3 "Graf Zeppelin".
- The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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.
- Nordholz was used for several Cold War NATO deployments of USAF/ANG units during the annual "Reforger" exercises.
- Flying returned to Nordholz in 1938, when the Luftwaffe decided to rebuild the airfield.
- The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.