Nonstop flight route between Brunswick, Maine, United States and Chambéry, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), Brunswick, Maine, United States and Chambéry Airport (CMF), Chambéry, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,575 miles (or 5,754 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 Naval Air Station Brunswick and Chambéry 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 Naval Air Station Brunswick and Chambéry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ):

• On August 2 of 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein launched an invasion on the neighboring country of Kuwait.
• The base is now known as Brunswick Landing.
• Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) has 2 runways.
• On October 21, 2008, P-3 Orion from Patrol Wing Five overshot the runway at Bagram Air Base while landing.
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of NHZ.
• On June 15, 1950, North Korea on Chinese authorization crossed the 38th parallel and invaded their neighbors in South Korea.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,697 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Naval Air Station Brunswick's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Brunswick 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.
• In June 2009, the Patrol Squadron 10 Red Lancers departed Brunswick for their new home port of NAS Jacksonville, followed by Special Projects Patrol Squadron 1 and Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 62 in July.

Facts about Chambéry Airport (CMF):

• Chambéry Airport handled 233,749 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Chambéry Airport", another name for CMF is "Aéroport de Chambéry – Savoie".
• Chambéry Airport (CMF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Chambéry Airport (CMF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SW of CMF.
• The furthest airport from Chambéry Airport (CMF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Chambéry Airport (meaning Chambéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,266 miles (19,740 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Chambéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 768 feet, planes can take off or land at Chambéry 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.