Nonstop flight route between Leipzig, Germany and Washington, D.C., United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°25'26"N by 12°14'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°50'34"N by 77°0'57"W)
Distance from LEJ to BOF:
4,160.86 miles (6,696.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Leipzig, Germany and Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), Washington, D.C., United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,161 miles (or 6,696 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 Leipzig/Halle Airport and Bolling 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 Leipzig/Halle Airport and Bolling 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: | LEJ / EDDP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leipzig, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°25'26"N by 12°14'11"E |
| Area Served: | Leipzig and Halle |
| Operator/Owner: | Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 470 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEJ |
| More Information: | LEJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOF / KBOF |
| Airport Name: | Bolling Air Force Base |
| Location: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'34"N by 77°0'57"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOF |
| More Information: | BOF Maps & Info |
Facts about Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ):
- Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 2,286,151 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Leipzig/Halle Airport", another name for LEJ is "Flughafen Leipzig/Halle".
- The furthest airport from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Despite its name, the airport ground property tax goes to the county of Delitzsch.
- The closest airport to Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LEJ.
- Because of Leipzig/Halle Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig/Halle 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.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has 2 runways.
- Furthermore some US airlines fly to Leipzig/Halle on behalf of the US Department of Defense that engaged them to bring US Army troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Facts about Bolling Air Force Base (BOF):
- The furthest airport from Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of BOF.
- Over the years, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard units, as well as DOD and federal agencies also found the installation to be an ideal place from which to operate.
- Bolling's property has been a Department of Defense asset since 1917.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.84 miles (52.85 km) SSE | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 46.06 miles (74.12 km) NW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 3 | 63.28 miles (101.84 km) WSW | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 4 | 69.15 miles (111.29 km) ESE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 5 | 80.08 miles (128.87 km) SSW | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 6 | 82.12 miles (132.15 km) NNE | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 7 | 85.72 miles (137.95 km) NE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 8 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) NE | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 9 | 89.40 miles (143.88 km) SSE | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) NNE | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 11 | 102.75 miles (165.36 km) SSW | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 12 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) ENE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 13 | 105.88 miles (170.39 km) SSE | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 14 | 122.53 miles (197.20 km) W | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 15 | 123.97 miles (199.52 km) NW | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,773.92 miles (18,948.24 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,370.41 miles (18,298.85 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,370.35 miles (18,298.75 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,368.20 miles (18,295.30 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,367.08 miles (18,293.50 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,364.84 miles (18,289.90 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,358.19 miles (18,279.19 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,356.70 miles (18,276.79 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,350.92 miles (18,267.49 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,341.99 miles (18,253.12 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,333.60 miles (18,239.61 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,332.01 miles (18,237.06 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,329.04 miles (18,232.28 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,317.63 miles (18,213.91 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,308.26 miles (18,198.83 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.34 miles (2.15 km) WNW | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States | |
| 2 | 8.33 miles (13.40 km) ESE | Andrews Field (ADW) | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | |
| 3 | 10.77 miles (17.34 km) NNE | College Park Airport (CGS) | College Park, Maryland, United States | |
| 4 | 12.53 miles (20.16 km) SW | Davison Army Airfield (DAA) | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 21.70 miles (34.92 km) NE | Tipton Airport (FME) | Odenton, Maryland, United States | |
| 6 | 23.89 miles (38.45 km) NNW | Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | |
| 7 | 24.67 miles (39.70 km) WNW | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 25.05 miles (40.32 km) ENE | Lee Airport (ANP) | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 28.18 miles (45.35 km) WSW | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 28.18 miles (45.35 km) WSW | Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 29.60 miles (47.64 km) NE | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States | |
| 12 | 33.32 miles (53.62 km) WNW | Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 44.11 miles (70.99 km) NNW | Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) | Frederick, Maryland, United States | |
| 14 | 44.30 miles (71.29 km) SE | St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW) | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | |
| 15 | 46.43 miles (74.72 km) NE | Martin State Airport (MTN) | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,683.09 miles (18,802.07 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,659.72 miles (18,764.46 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,642.03 miles (18,735.99 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,635.02 miles (18,724.70 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,587.87 miles (18,648.83 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,575.63 miles (18,629.12 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,575.62 miles (18,629.11 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,565.12 miles (18,612.21 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,547.00 miles (18,583.06 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,532.89 miles (18,560.33 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,471.65 miles (18,461.78 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,438.12 miles (18,407.83 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,429.58 miles (18,394.08 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,422.45 miles (18,382.61 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,351.09 miles (18,267.77 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |