Nonstop flight route between San Juan Island, Washington, United States and Bremen, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(48°36'29"N by 123°9'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°2'50"N by 8°47'12"E)
Distance from RCE to BRE:
4,871.02 miles (7,839.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE), San Juan Island, Washington, United States and Bremen Airport (BRE), Bremen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,871 miles (or 7,839 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 Roche Harbor Seaplane Base and Bremen 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 Roche Harbor Seaplane Base and Bremen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCE / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Juan Island, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'29"N by 123°9'34"W |
| Area Served: | Roche Harbor, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Roche Harbor Resort |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCE |
| More Information: | RCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRE / EDDW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bremen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°2'50"N by 8°47'12"E |
| Area Served: | Bremen, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Bremen GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRE |
| More Information: | BRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE):
- In addition to being known as "Roche Harbor Seaplane Base", another name for RCE is "W39".
- The closest airport to Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE) is Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SE of RCE.
- Because of Roche Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Roche Harbor Seaplane Base 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.
- Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,722 miles (17,256 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Bremen Airport (BRE):
- Because of Bremen Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremen 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.
- The furthest airport from Bremen Airport (BRE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bremen Airport", another name for BRE is "Flughafen Bremen".
- Bus2fly used to offer a coach service to and from Hamburg, scheduled to co-ordinate with Ryanair flights, however on 1 May 2014 the service was terminated.
- Bremen Airport (BRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bremen Airport (BRE) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of BRE.
- In the mid-1950s, the terminal buildings were reconstructed and Lufthansa began scheduled flights to the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.43 miles (13.56 km) SE | Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States |     |
| 2 | 8.58 miles (13.81 km) SE | Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 9.30 miles (14.97 km) E | Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX) | Westsound, Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 10.06 miles (16.20 km) NNW | Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) | Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 12.45 miles (20.04 km) WNW | Victoria International Airport (YYJ) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 12.74 miles (20.50 km) ESE | Fishermans Bay/LPS Seaplane Base (LPS) | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 13.31 miles (21.41 km) ENE | Orcas Island Airport (ESD) | Eastsound, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 13.57 miles (21.84 km) E | Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 16.35 miles (26.31 km) SW | Esquimalt Airport (YPF) | Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 16.51 miles (26.57 km) SW | Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 17.08 miles (27.48 km) ESE | Center Island Airport (CWS) | Center Island, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 19.00 miles (30.58 km) NNW | Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) | Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 22.80 miles (36.70 km) NW | Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) | Ganges, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 23.96 miles (38.56 km) ESE | Anacortes Airport (OTS) | Anacortes, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 27.45 miles (44.17 km) WNW | Duncan Airport (DUQ) | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,722.36 miles (17,255.92 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,658.87 miles (17,153.74 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,594.91 miles (17,050.81 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,586.81 miles (17,037.77 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,580.38 miles (17,027.43 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,556.17 miles (16,988.47 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,550.10 miles (16,978.70 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,549.87 miles (16,978.33 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 9 | 10,546.60 miles (16,973.07 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,538.66 miles (16,960.29 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,524.85 miles (16,938.07 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,520.26 miles (16,930.68 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 13 | 10,504.51 miles (16,905.33 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,489.32 miles (16,880.89 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 15 | 10,486.01 miles (16,875.56 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.95 miles (53.03 km) NNW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 2 | 50.04 miles (80.53 km) N | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 3 | 54.95 miles (88.44 km) NE | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 4 | 55.26 miles (88.94 km) SE | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 5 | 60.46 miles (97.31 km) ESE | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 6 | 62.20 miles (100.09 km) NW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.95 miles (102.92 km) NE | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 8 | 68.73 miles (110.61 km) WNW | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.56 miles (123.22 km) N | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 78.10 miles (125.69 km) SW | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) SW | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 12 | 80.12 miles (128.94 km) SSW | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 13 | 86.39 miles (139.03 km) NNW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 91.59 miles (147.40 km) W | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 93.73 miles (150.84 km) WNW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,755.23 miles (18,918.16 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,472.46 miles (18,463.09 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,463.60 miles (18,448.83 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,443.47 miles (18,416.44 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,438.75 miles (18,408.83 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,437.75 miles (18,407.23 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,429.00 miles (18,393.14 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,422.73 miles (18,383.06 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,418.83 miles (18,376.78 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,410.52 miles (18,363.41 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,401.17 miles (18,348.36 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,398.12 miles (18,343.45 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,384.24 miles (18,321.11 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,381.14 miles (18,316.13 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,379.38 miles (18,313.29 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |