Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Maturín, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN), Maturín, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,001 miles (or 8,049 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 José Tadeo Monagas 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 José Tadeo Monagas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The Air Base was established in 1935, and was the pride of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
• 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.
• On 9 July 1952 the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was activated in Europe, being reassigned from Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina.
• 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.
• Since 1957, Fürstenfeldbruck has been the home of the German Air Force Officer Training School.
• The squadrons retained the same color designations with their F-84s, however the F-84 markings consisted of a solid geometric shape painted on the vertical stabilizer, just above the radio call number, with a capital letter specific to each aircraft at the center.
• 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.

Facts about José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN):

• The furthest airport from José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (meaning José Tadeo Monagas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) N of MUN.
• Because of José Tadeo Monagas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 224 feet, planes can take off or land at José Tadeo Monagas International 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.
• José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) currently has only 1 runway.