Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Spokane, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Felts Field (SFF), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,130 miles (or 8,256 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 Felts Field, 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 Felts Field. 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 closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 306th Bomb Group engaged in special photographic mapping duty in western Europe and North Africa.

Facts about Felts Field (SFF):

• Felts Field (SFF) has 3 runways.
• On November 29, 2003, an Ameriflight LLC cargo aircraft crashed on approach while attempting to land on runway 21R at Felts Field using ILS.
• The furthest airport from Felts Field (SFF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Felts Field, Spokane's historic airfield, is located on the south bank of the Spokane River and east of Spokane proper.
• The closest airport to Felts Field (SFF) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SFF.