Nonstop flight route between Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(31°28'8"N by 109°36'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E)
Distance from DUG to BBJ:
5,592.20 miles (8,999.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,592 miles (or 9,000 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 Bisbee Douglas International Airport and Bitburg 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 Bisbee Douglas International Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUG / KDUG |
| Airport Name: | Bisbee Douglas International Airport |
| Location: | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°28'8"N by 109°36'12"W |
| Area Served: | Douglas & Bisbee, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | Cochise County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4154 feet (1,266 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUG |
| More Information: | DUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
| Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
| More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG):
- Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of DUG.
- The airport was built between 1941 and 1943 and was a bomber training airfield during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,517 miles (18,535 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Bisbee Douglas International Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DUG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DUG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- American Airlines stopped at DUG until Apache took over in 1965.
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- There are no scheduled services to and from Bitburg Airport.
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Between June and September 1997 it was necessary to repair the Spangdahlem Air Base runway, called for a temporary location to accommodate the 52d Fighter Wing's three squadrons of F-15s and F-16s.
- The USAF departed for the second time in September 1997, and Bitburg Airport was returned to the civil aircraft which now call it home.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.45 miles (16.81 km) SSE | Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) | Douglas, Arizona, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.00 miles (28.97 km) WSW | Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) | Bisbee, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 44.40 miles (71.46 km) W | Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) | Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 73.43 miles (118.17 km) W | Nogales International Airport (OLS) | Nogales, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 82.69 miles (133.08 km) WSW | Nogales International Airport (NOG) | Nogales, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 6 | 89.25 miles (143.63 km) WNW | Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 90.38 miles (145.46 km) WNW | Tucson International Airport (TUS) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 95.67 miles (153.97 km) N | Safford Regional Airport (SAD) | Safford, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 105.34 miles (169.53 km) NNE | Greenlee County Airport (CFT) | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 114.84 miles (184.81 km) NW | Marana Regional Airport (AVW) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 117.01 miles (188.31 km) NE | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 118.53 miles (190.76 km) ENE | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 123.34 miles (198.50 km) ENE | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 123.90 miles (199.39 km) NW | Pinal Airpark (MZJ) | Marana, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 162.89 miles (262.15 km) NW | Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,517.16 miles (18,535.03 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,340.54 miles (18,250.78 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,276.99 miles (18,148.51 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,261.89 miles (18,124.21 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,946.07 miles (17,615.95 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,903.09 miles (17,546.79 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,843.19 miles (17,450.38 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,833.24 miles (17,434.36 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,809.15 miles (17,395.60 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,808.45 miles (17,394.47 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,762.70 miles (17,320.84 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,734.01 miles (17,274.67 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,701.76 miles (17,222.78 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,686.16 miles (17,197.66 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,685.25 miles (17,196.19 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.24 miles (10.05 km) ENE | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 2 | 27.45 miles (44.18 km) SW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 3 | 31.09 miles (50.03 km) E | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 4 | 56.08 miles (90.25 km) SSE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.87 miles (93.13 km) SE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 62.92 miles (101.26 km) NNW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.14 miles (101.61 km) SE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 64.84 miles (104.35 km) ESE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 68.32 miles (109.95 km) SSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 10 | 68.50 miles (110.25 km) NNE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 68.84 miles (110.79 km) NW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 12 | 70.31 miles (113.16 km) E | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 73.84 miles (118.83 km) NNW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 14 | 75.50 miles (121.50 km) NNW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 78.47 miles (126.29 km) E | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,989.60 miles (19,295.35 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,638.29 miles (18,729.96 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,637.96 miles (18,729.44 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,631.97 miles (18,719.80 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.78 miles (18,716.27 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,626.55 miles (18,711.08 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,623.16 miles (18,705.61 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,619.18 miles (18,699.22 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,615.69 miles (18,693.59 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,598.91 miles (18,666.59 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,594.03 miles (18,658.74 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,586.00 miles (18,645.81 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,573.83 miles (18,626.22 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,572.03 miles (18,623.33 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,566.91 miles (18,615.09 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |