Nonstop flight route between Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bonanza Airport (BZA), Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,764 miles (or 9,277 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 Bonanza Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck 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 Bonanza Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Bonanza Airport (BZA):

• Because of Bonanza Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonanza 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 furthest airport from Bonanza Airport (BZA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bonanza Airport (meaning Bonanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Bonanza Airport (BZA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bonanza Airport (BZA) is Siuna Airport (SIU), which is located 25 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of BZA.

Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):

• Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72
• Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The squadrons retained the same color designations with their F-84s, however the F-84 markings consisted of a solid geometric shape painted on the vertical stabilizer, just above the radio call number, with a capital letter specific to each aircraft at the center.
• The furthest airport from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• During First Berlin Crisis, B-29-equipped 301st Bombardment Group was stationed at Fürstenfeldbruck for a short period in July/August 1948.
• In addition, each squadron had a T-33A trainer assigned to it.
• The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
• In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
• The RAF and USAAF understood that Fürstenfeldbruck was being used extensively as a training base, and believed it to be of little strategic importance.