Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Susanville, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), Susanville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,645 miles (or 9,085 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 Susanville Municipal 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 Susanville Municipal 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of 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.
• 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.
• On 13 August 1948 the 36th Fighter Wing was assigned to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as an operational unit.
• The 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was designated as the successor of the World War II 10th Reconnaissance Group, being awarded its lineage and honors.

Facts about Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE):

• The closest airport to Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of SVE.
• Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,156 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Susanville Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,149 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SVE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SVE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.