Nonstop flight route between Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cootamundra Airport (CMD), Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,047 miles (or 16,168 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 Cootamundra 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 Cootamundra 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:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMD / YCTM |
| Airport Name: | Cootamundra Airport |
| Location: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'30"S by 148°2'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cootamundra Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1110 feet (338 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMD |
| More Information: | CMD 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 Cootamundra Airport (CMD):
- The furthest airport from Cootamundra Airport (CMD) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Cootamundra Airport (meaning Cootamundra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Cootamundra Airport (CMD) is Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SW of CMD.
- Cootamundra Airport (CMD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- On 13 August 1948 the 36th Fighter Wing was assigned to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as an operational unit.
- On 20 January 1950, the 36th FW was redesignated as a Fighter-Bomber Wing when 89 Republic F-84E "Thunderjets" arrived.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- 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 closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- When the Allied Forces moved in to take possession of the field in late April, they found that Prisoners of War and townspeople had looted until they left a deserted installation.
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Air Base was established in 1935, and was the pride of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- The 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was designated as the successor of the World War II 10th Reconnaissance Group, being awarded its lineage and honors.
