Nonstop flight route between Ingolstadt, Germany and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS), Ingolstadt, Germany and Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,168 miles (or 6,708 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 Ingolstadt Manching Airport and Kincheloe 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 Ingolstadt Manching Airport and Kincheloe Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS):

• In addition to being known as "Ingolstadt Manching Airport", another name for IGS is "Fliegerhorst Ingolstadt/Manching".
• The furthest airport from Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,927 miles (19,194 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) is Munich Airport (MUC), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of IGS.
• The airport is home to the Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft.

Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• Portions of the base had already been transferred to local authorities, and following the deactivation all the remaining property was transferred, although the federal government reserved the right to have exclusive or non-exclusive use of the airport facilities during a declared national emergency.
• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was upgraded again to the F-106 Delta Dart interceptor in June 1960, one of the first ADC squadrons to receive the new interceptor.
• Flying out of Kinross in 1953, pilot Felix Moncla and his plane disappeared while pursuing a UFO over the Soo Locks and Lake Superior.
• In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.
• In the 1950s, the Air Force adopted a policy of dispersing Strategic Air Command bombers and tankers.