Nonstop flight route between Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Sembach, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chetumal International Airport (CTM), Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,522 miles (or 8,887 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 Chetumal International Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach 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 Chetumal International Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach 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 Chetumal International Airport (CTM):

• Because of Chetumal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Chetumal 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.
• The furthest airport from Chetumal International Airport (CTM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Chetumal International Airport", another name for CTM is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Chetumal".
• The closest airport to Chetumal International Airport (CTM) is Corozal Airport (CZH), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SSW of CTM.
• Chetumal International Airport (CTM) currently has only 1 runway.
• On January 6, 1972, a Hawker Siddeley HS-748-230 belonging to SAESA crashed shortly after take-off from Chetumal on its way to Mérida, killing 5 crew members and 18 passengers.

Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):

• Although the Air Base was constructed in the French Zone of Occupation under French direction, it was built to be used by NATO forces and was, moreover, intended to be an American Air Base from the beginning.
• The closest airport to Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Ramstein Air Base (RMS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SEX.
• On 30 November 1954, the 30th TRS received the first Martin RB-57A Canberra, to replace its World War II vintage RB-26 Invaders.
• The 38th TMW was originally composed of three Tactical Missile groups, the 585th Tactical Missile Group at Bitburg AB, the 586th Tactical Missile Group at Hahn AB, and the 587th Tactical Missile Group at Sembach AB, in addition to a headquarters unit.
• The American flag first flew at Sembach Air Base on 8 July 1953.
• Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 1952.
• The furthest airport from Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• With the ongoing realignment of US forces in Europe the Army is preparing to move The United States Army Corrections Facility-Europe in Mannheim to Sembach Kaserne as all facilities in that city are to be closed no later than August 31, 2013.