Nonstop flight route between Waco Kungo, Angola and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO), Waco Kungo, Angola and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,127 miles (or 6,642 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 Waku Kungo Airport/Cela 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 Waku Kungo Airport/Cela and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEO / FNWK |
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| Location: | Waco Kungo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'35"S by 15°6'5"E |
| Area Served: | Waku Kungo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4278 feet (1,304 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEO |
| More Information: | CEO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
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| Location: | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Unified Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1703 feet (519 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEL |
| More Information: | FEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO):
- In addition to being known as "Waku Kungo Airport/Cela", another name for CEO is "Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (Waku Kungo)".
- The furthest airport from Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,957 miles (19,242 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- The closest airport to Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) is Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV), which is located 105 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of CEO.
- Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Waku Kungo Airport/Cela's high elevation of 4,278 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CEO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CEO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In May 1949, HQ USAFE authorized the 36th Fighter Group to form the "Skyblazers" aerial demo team to perform at European and Mediterranean area air shows.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- On 9 July 1952 the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was activated in Europe, being reassigned from Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 13 August 1948 the 36th Fighter Wing was assigned to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as an operational unit.
- Fifty direct hits were made on the field the afternoon of 9 April 1945 when 338 B-17s of the 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force, unleashed 867 tons of bombs on the runways, hangars, repair shops, and other facilities.
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
