Nonstop flight route between Brownwood, Texas, United States and Spangdahlem, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD), Brownwood, Texas, United States and Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,194 miles (or 8,358 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 Brownwood Regional Airport and Spangdahlem 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 Brownwood Regional Airport and Spangdahlem 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 Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD):

• Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Trans-Texas/Texas International stopped at BWD until 1976-77.
• The airport has been served by airlines in the past.
• In addition to being known as "Brownwood Regional Airport", another name for BWD is "Brownwood Army Airfield".
• The closest airport to Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) is Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) W of BWD.

Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):

• In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
• The 39 TEWS returned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 1 January 1973.
• The 726th AMS utilizes various aircraft maintenance equipment, de-icers, mission vehicles and aircraft loaders.
• The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
• In 1957 the RB-57s and RF-84s were transferred to Chateauroux-Deols Air Depot and the 1st and 38th were re-equipped with the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
• The furthest airport from Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The Air Mobility Command 726th Air Mobility Squadron at Spangdahlem supports cargo and passenger traffic as part of its airlift mission, providing command and control, maintenance and aerial port capability to all AMC aircraft transiting their ramp.