Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Romeu Zema Airport (AAX), Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,831 miles (or 9,385 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base and Romeu Zema 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base and Romeu Zema Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):

• 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.
• 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.
• Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 1952.
• In 1939, the German Luftwaffe ordered that the area be reserved for use as a fighter base.
• In February 1957, the RB-57s of the 30th TFS at Sembach were also being replaced by the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
• Another reason for the move to France was the unsuitability of Sembach's runway, which was barely adequate for the RF-84, but absolutely unsuitable for the higher performance RF-101 aircraft

Facts about Romeu Zema Airport (AAX):

• Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Romeu Zema Airport", another name for AAX is "Aeroporto Romeu Zema".
• The furthest airport from Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) WSW of AAX.