Nonstop flight route between Decatur, Alabama, United States and Bremen, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°2'50"N by 8°47'12"E)
Distance from DCU to BRE:
4,567.61 miles (7,350.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States and Bremen Airport (BRE), Bremen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,568 miles (or 7,351 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport and Bremen Airport, 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport and Bremen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRE / EDDW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bremen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°2'50"N by 8°47'12"E |
| Area Served: | Bremen, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Bremen GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRE |
| More Information: | BRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- In January 2010, the pilot training site was designated a historic landmark and added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
- Opened in October 1941 with 4,600 by 4,600 feet square all-direction turf runway.
- The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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.
Facts about Bremen Airport (BRE):
- Because of Bremen Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremen 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bremen Airport", another name for BRE is "Flughafen Bremen".
- Tram line 6 departs every 5 to 10 minutes to the city centre.
- Bus2fly used to offer a coach service to and from Hamburg, scheduled to co-ordinate with Ryanair flights, however on 1 May 2014 the service was terminated.
- Bremen Airport (BRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bremen Airport (BRE) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of BRE.
- The United States Army took over the airport and the adjacent aircraft plant in 1945 for use as an airbase.
- The furthest airport from Bremen Airport (BRE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.95 miles (53.03 km) NNW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 2 | 50.04 miles (80.53 km) N | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 3 | 54.95 miles (88.44 km) NE | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 4 | 55.26 miles (88.94 km) SE | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 5 | 60.46 miles (97.31 km) ESE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 6 | 62.20 miles (100.09 km) NW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.95 miles (102.92 km) NE | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 8 | 68.73 miles (110.61 km) WNW | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.56 miles (123.22 km) N | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 78.10 miles (125.69 km) SW | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) SW | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 12 | 80.12 miles (128.94 km) SSW | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 13 | 86.39 miles (139.03 km) NNW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 91.59 miles (147.40 km) W | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 93.73 miles (150.84 km) WNW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,755.23 miles (18,918.16 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,472.46 miles (18,463.09 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,463.60 miles (18,448.83 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,443.47 miles (18,416.44 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,438.75 miles (18,408.83 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,437.75 miles (18,407.23 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,429.00 miles (18,393.14 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,422.73 miles (18,383.06 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,418.83 miles (18,376.78 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,410.52 miles (18,363.41 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,401.17 miles (18,348.36 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,398.12 miles (18,343.45 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,384.24 miles (18,321.11 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,381.14 miles (18,316.13 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,379.38 miles (18,313.29 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |