Nonstop flight route between Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia and Sembach, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paraburdoo Airport (PBO), Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,301 miles (or 13,360 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 Paraburdoo Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach Air 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 Paraburdoo Airport and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paraburdoo Airport (PBO):

• On 17 June 2007 a twin-engine charter aircraft had a fault with its landing gear and was forced to circle for over two hours before making an emergency landing on Paraburdoo's runway.
• Paraburdoo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) is Tom Price Airport (TPR), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of PBO.
• The furthest airport from Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Paraburdoo Airport (meaning Paraburdoo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.

Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):

• In 1950, as a result of the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the United States was rapidly expanding its air forces, announcing an increase in the number of combat wings from 48 in 1950 to 95 by June 1952.
• The farmers joined forces and forcibly hindered the surveyors, injuring one of them.
• Although the Air Base was constructed in the French Zone of Occupation under French direction, it was built to be used by NATO forces and was, moreover, intended to be an American Air Base from the beginning.
• The closest airport to Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Ramstein Air Base (RMS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SEX.
• As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.
• In April 1951, German surveyors visited the area in the company of French officers.
• In February 1957, the RB-57s of the 30th TFS at Sembach were also being replaced by the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
• After the departure of the 66th, Sembach was taken over by the 7127th Support Group in June 1958 as a 'placeholder' unit.
• The third and final phase of construction at Sembach Air Base was conducted in the summer of 1954 when the housing area was built.
• The furthest airport from Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In the middle of April 1952, the residents of Sembach learned that the land to the north of the now completed flightline was to be used for the construction of multi-story barracks and office buildings.