Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Cali, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), Cali, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,928 miles (or 9,540 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 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International 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 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
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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: | CLO / SKCL |
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| Location: | Cali, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°32'35"N by 76°22'53"W |
| Area Served: | Santiago de Cali |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocali (Cali Aeronautical company) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3162 feet (964 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLO |
| More Information: | CLO Maps & Info |
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- 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.
- Since 1957, Fürstenfeldbruck has been the home of the German Air Force Officer Training School.
- In May 1949, HQ USAFE authorized the 36th Fighter Group to form the "Skyblazers" aerial demo team to perform at European and Mediterranean area air shows.
- On 27 January 1952 the activated Air National Guard 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing deployed to Europe as was assigned to Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France.
- When the Allied Forces moved in to take possession of the field in late April, they found that Prisoners of War and townspeople had looted until they left a deserted installation.
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- 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.
Facts about Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO):
- The airport name was changed to "Alfonso Bonilla Aragón" in honor of a civic leader and journalist vallecaucano, promoting the construction of the terminal, creating much controversy in the public eye.
- Alfonso Bonilla airport is notable in that it is one of the few secondary airports in Latin America open 24 hours a day.
- The furthest airport from Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is nearly antipodal to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (meaning Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)), and is located 12,350 miles (19,875 kilometers) away in Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport", another name for CLO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alfonso Bonilla Aragón".
- The Department of Valle and the City Council had offered a lucrative prize of $ 9,500 pesos to the first pilot to land in the city.
- It should be noted that in 1946, the company VIARCO valle, under the management of Ricardo A.
- Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) is Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) WNW of CLO.
