Nonstop flight route between Straubing, Bavaria, Germany and between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM), Straubing, Bavaria, Germany and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,222 miles (or 6,794 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 Straubing Wallmuehle Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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 Straubing Wallmuehle Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM):

• The airport was built in 1938 as a Luftwaffe airfield, its primary mission being the training of pilots flying Arado Ar 68 biplane advanced trainer.
• The closest airport to Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of RBM.
• Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Straubing Wallmuehle Airport", other names for RBM include "Advanced Landing Ground R-68" and "Straubing Wallmühle Airport".
• The furthest airport from Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,883 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.

Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):

• The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
• The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Passenger van service to and from the Eastern Shore and Western Maryland is available through BayRunner Shuttle with services to and from BWI to Kent Island, Easton, Cambridge, Salisbury, Ocean Pines, and Ocean City and Grantsville, Frostburg, Cumberland, Hancock, Hagerstown, and Frederick.
• Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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.
• In late 2008, Health magazine named BWI the second healthiest airport in the United States.
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
• The BWI Rail Station opened in 1980, providing a rail connection to passengers on the busy Northeast Corridor through Amtrak.
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
• Currently improvements are being made to widen concourse C.