Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Glen Canyon, Utah, United States:
Departure Airport:
(48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°32'44"N by 110°42'47"W)
Distance from FEL to BFG:
5,524.10 miles (8,890.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), Glen Canyon, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,524 miles (or 8,890 kilometers).
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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: | BFG / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°32'44"N by 110°42'47"W |
| Area Served: | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. National Park Service |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4167 feet (1,270 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFG |
| More Information: | BFG Maps & Info |
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- On 20 January 1950, the 36th FW was redesignated as a Fighter-Bomber Wing when 89 Republic F-84E "Thunderjets" arrived.
- The 306th Bomb Group engaged in special photographic mapping duty in western Europe and North Africa.
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- The 36th FBW remained at Fürstenfeldbruck until 1952 when it was reassigned to Bitburg Air Base, west of the Rhine.
- 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.
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Allied reprisal bombing began to desolate many German cities in 1944 and in October the Luftwaffe leaders rushed work to extend the Air Base's runways long enough for fighter aircraft takeoffs.
Facts about Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG):
- The closest airport to Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) is Page Municipal Airport (PGA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of BFG.
- The furthest airport from Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bullfrog Basin Airport's high elevation of 4,167 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Bullfrog Basin Airport", another name for BFG is "U07".
| 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 | 58.89 miles (94.77 km) SW | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 2 | 63.23 miles (101.76 km) SSE | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 67.41 miles (108.49 km) E | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 79.13 miles (127.34 km) W | Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 79.59 miles (128.09 km) ENE | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 94.07 miles (151.40 km) WNW | Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) | Panguitch, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 98.45 miles (158.44 km) NNE | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 8 | 106.55 miles (171.47 km) WSW | Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) | Kanab, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 115.64 miles (186.11 km) E | Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) | Cortez, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 119.27 miles (191.95 km) NNW | Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) | Salina, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 122.26 miles (196.76 km) S | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 130.98 miles (210.80 km) W | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | Cedar City, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 132.41 miles (213.09 km) NW | Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) | Fillmore, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 135.73 miles (218.43 km) SW | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 142.94 miles (230.03 km) NNW | Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,157.08 miles (17,955.54 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,064.62 miles (17,806.74 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,043.11 miles (17,772.13 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,021.30 miles (17,737.02 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,866.90 miles (17,488.53 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,752.25 miles (17,304.03 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,742.80 miles (17,288.81 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,708.21 miles (17,233.15 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,633.57 miles (17,113.03 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,594.25 miles (17,049.75 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,590.69 miles (17,044.01 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,576.86 miles (17,021.76 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,558.20 miles (16,991.74 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,547.19 miles (16,974.02 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,540.29 miles (16,962.91 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |