Nonstop flight route between Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB), Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,514 miles (or 7,265 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 Neubrandenburg Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Neubrandenburg Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNB / ETNU |
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Location: | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°36'7"N by 13°18'21"E |
Area Served: | Neubrandenburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Neubrandenburg–Trollenhagen GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNB |
More Information: | FNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB):
- Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Neubrandenburg Airport", other names for FNB include "Flughafen Neubrandenburg" and "Neubrandenburg Airport".
- The closest airport to Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of FNB.
- Because of Neubrandenburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Neubrandenburg 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.
- The furthest airport from Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,629 miles (18,714 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- The 432nd's mission at Shaw AFB was to assume the reconnaissance training mission that was handled previously by the 363d TRW.
- The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then exchanged its P-51's in February 1948 for F-84B Thunderjets, the first TAC group to receive operational F-84s.
- As a result of the August 1992 destruction of Homestead AFB Florida by Hurricane Andrew in September 1992, the 31st Fighter Wing's 309th Fighter Squadron was initially evacuated to Shaw AFB prior to the hurricane making landfall.
- The squadrons flew the P-61 Black Widow in Europe with Ninth Air Force during World War II, and were reassigned back to the United States after the end of hostilities.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 25 June 1953, the 66th TRW departed Shaw, being reassigned to Sembach Air Base, West Germany.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is one of only two air bases in CONUS with an active railroad line.