Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Tomsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF), Tomsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,020 miles (or 4,860 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 Tomsk Bogashevo 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 Tomsk Bogashevo 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 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.
• On 9 July 1952 the activated Air National Guard 117th TRW was released from active duty.
• The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
• In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
• The RAF and USAAF understood that Fürstenfeldbruck was being used extensively as a training base, and believed it to be of little strategic importance.
• 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 306th Bomb Group engaged in special photographic mapping duty in western Europe and North Africa.
• Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF):

• The furthest airport from Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tomsk Bogashevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Tomsk Bogashevo 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.
• Construction of a new runway and facilities for flights to Central Asia began in 2006.
• In addition to being known as "Tomsk Bogashevo Airport", another name for TOF is "Аэропорт "Богашёво"".
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport handled 22,632 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of TOF.