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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,119 miles (or 6,628 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Bindlacher Berg 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Bindlacher Berg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• The importance of Kincheloe AFB to ADC was evident in 1960 with some major changes.
• In September 1959, Kinross AFB was officially renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base in honor of the late Captain Iven Kincheloe, a native of Cassopolis in southwestern Michigan.
• 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.
• In 1962, in order to retain the lineage of its MAJCOM 4-digit combat units and to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive bombardment units with illustrious World War II records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its MAJCOM strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activate AFCON units, most of which were inactive at the time which could carry a lineage and history.
• 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.
• After the war, the airfield then served as a hub for private and commercial aviation.
• Next, Kincheloe AFB was assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector at K.

Facts about Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU):

• German Luftwaffe built this airport in 1936.
• The furthest airport from Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,094 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Ground transportation is provided by nearby autobahn A9 and A70.
• The closest airport to Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) is Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of BYU.
• Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bindlacher Berg Airport", another name for BYU is "Verkehrslandeplatz Bayreuth".