Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Kufra, Libya:
Departure Airport:
(48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E)
Distance from FEL to AKF:
1,785.91 miles (2,874.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,786 miles (or 2,874 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 relatively short distance between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Kufra Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kufra, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
| Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
| More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- The mission of the 1117th TRW was to provide tactical, visual, photographic and electronic reconnaissance by both day and night, as was required by the military forces within the European command.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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 closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- Kufra Airport is an airport in Kufra, southeastern Libya.
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- On 26 August 2008, a hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 landed at Kufra Airport after having departed at Nyala Airport, Darfur, with destination Khartoum.
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.56 miles (34.69 km) NW | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany |     |
| 2 | 25.97 miles (41.80 km) ENE | Munich Airport (MUC) | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 3 | 37.24 miles (59.92 km) NNE | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 4 | 65.49 miles (105.39 km) S | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 5 | 74.68 miles (120.19 km) NE | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 6 | 85.20 miles (137.12 km) ESE | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| 7 | 89.25 miles (143.64 km) WSW | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 89.67 miles (144.32 km) N | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 9 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) SW | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 10 | 93.46 miles (150.41 km) WSW | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 99.47 miles (160.07 km) WNW | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 12 | 103.45 miles (166.48 km) WNW | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 13 | 115.77 miles (186.32 km) NNW | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 14 | 116.58 miles (187.62 km) NNW | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 15 | 119.47 miles (192.27 km) SSE | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.98 miles (19,244.45 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,522.22 miles (18,543.17 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,502.64 miles (18,511.66 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,501.85 miles (18,510.39 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,501.64 miles (18,510.05 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,493.06 miles (18,496.23 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,492.86 miles (18,495.92 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,492.75 miles (18,495.74 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,481.02 miles (18,476.86 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,470.72 miles (18,460.28 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,460.16 miles (18,443.30 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,455.72 miles (18,436.14 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,453.02 miles (18,431.80 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,445.30 miles (18,419.37 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,436.38 miles (18,405.02 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 360.20 miles (579.69 km) ESE | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 2 | 485.86 miles (781.91 km) NNW | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 3 | 510.41 miles (821.43 km) SSW | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 4 | 518.80 miles (834.92 km) ENE | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| 5 | 541.08 miles (870.78 km) ESE | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 6 | 546.87 miles (880.10 km) ESE | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 7 | 547.97 miles (881.88 km) N | Tobruk International Airport (TOB) | Tobruk, Libya | |
| 8 | 548.43 miles (882.62 km) NNE | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 9 | 573.68 miles (923.24 km) SE | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 10 | 577.60 miles (929.56 km) NNW | Benina International Airport (BEN) | Benghazi, Libya | |
| 11 | 597.34 miles (961.32 km) ENE | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | Luxor, Egypt | |
| 12 | 599.74 miles (965.19 km) E | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 13 | 600.49 miles (966.40 km) N | Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) | Bayda, Libya | |
| 14 | 607.73 miles (978.04 km) NE | Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt | |
| 15 | 627.73 miles (1,010.22 km) NW | Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) | Sirte, Libya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,261.02 miles (19,732.15 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,154.37 miles (19,560.51 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,150.79 miles (19,554.75 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 12,130.21 miles (19,521.64 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 12,078.33 miles (19,438.13 km) WSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,828.85 miles (19,036.65 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,814.23 miles (19,013.11 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,802.66 miles (18,994.49 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,794.02 miles (18,980.59 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,790.59 miles (18,975.06 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,610.67 miles (18,685.51 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,574.99 miles (18,628.09 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,543.62 miles (18,577.61 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,537.79 miles (18,568.23 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,528.10 miles (18,552.63 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |