Nonstop flight route between Bremen, Germany and Rockford, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bremen Airport (BRE), Bremen, Germany and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), Rockford, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,256 miles (or 6,849 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 Bremen Airport and Chicago Rockford International 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 Bremen Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bremen Airport (BRE):

• 1989 was the first year that the airport had more than one million passengers.
• Bremen Airport (BRE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bremen Airport", another name for BRE is "Flughafen Bremen".
• In the 1930s, several new terminal buildings and hangars were constructed, with the largest to date being completed in 1937.
• The furthest airport from Bremen Airport (BRE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The United States Army took over the airport and the adjacent aircraft plant in 1945 for use as an airbase.
• Because of Bremen Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremen 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 closest airport to Bremen Airport (BRE) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of BRE.
• The airport can be reached via motorway A1 and the yet only partly completed city motorway A281 which crosses the city of Bremen.

Facts about Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD):

• The larger north cargo apron is next to the main terminal.
• The historic Bell Bowl, a natural amphitheater on the south side of the airport, was the venue for the 16th Wing Ding concert on May 24, 2009.
• Several airlines have previously served the airport including United Express, Hooters Air, Frontier, Midwest Connect, Midway Connection, Trans Meridian, American Eagle, TWA, Ozark, McClain, Direct Air, Northwest Airlink, etc.
• The furthest airport from Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In an effort to capitalize on the airport's location from downtown Chicago and about 30 miles from the outermost Chicago suburbs), its name was changed to the Northwest Chicagoland Regional Airport at Rockford in the early 2000s.
• Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has 2 runways.
• After an 11-year hiatus, the airport resumed hosting airshows in 2005.
• Chicago Rockford International Airport, is a general aviation and commercial airport in Winnebago County, Illinois.
• The closest airport to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) N of RFD.
• Because of Chicago Rockford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Rockford International 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.