Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua:
Departure Airport:
(49°31'41"N by 7°51'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°2'30"N by 84°37'50"W)
Distance from SEX to BZA:
5,593.70 miles (9,002.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Bonanza Airport (BZA), Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,594 miles (or 9,002 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 Bonanza 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 Bonanza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEX / ETAS |
| Airport Name: | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base |
| Location: | Sembach, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°31'41"N by 7°51'56"E |
| Operator/Owner: | United States with authority from Germany |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEX |
| More Information: | SEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZA / MNBZ |
| Airport Name: | Bonanza Airport |
| Location: | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'30"N by 84°37'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Republica de Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 597 feet (182 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZA |
| More Information: | BZA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.
- 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.
- Many workers were brought in to build the new base, and the village of Sembach took on the character of a boomtown.
- The 38th TMW inactivated in September 1966, and its missiles were returned to the United States.
- 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.
- Sembach's origins date back to 1919 after World War I when French occupation troops used the eastern half of the present flightline as an airfield.
Facts about Bonanza Airport (BZA):
- Because of Bonanza Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonanza 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 Bonanza Airport (BZA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bonanza Airport (meaning Bonanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bonanza Airport (BZA) is Siuna Airport (SIU), which is located 25 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of BZA.
- Bonanza Airport (BZA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.19 miles (21.23 km) WSW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany |     |
| 2 | 29.35 miles (47.23 km) E | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 3 | 30.39 miles (48.91 km) SW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 4 | 32.92 miles (52.97 km) NNE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 5 | 39.55 miles (63.64 km) NW | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 6 | 40.35 miles (64.94 km) WSW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 7 | 41.41 miles (66.64 km) NNE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 8 | 46.97 miles (75.59 km) NE | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 9 | 52.65 miles (84.72 km) S | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 10 | 60.64 miles (97.59 km) WNW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 11 | 64.84 miles (104.35 km) WNW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 68.95 miles (110.97 km) S | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 13 | 74.72 miles (120.25 km) W | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 14 | 78.62 miles (126.52 km) SE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 15 | 80.10 miles (128.91 km) S | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,991.88 miles (19,299.01 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,600.18 miles (18,668.63 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,598.97 miles (18,666.68 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,596.46 miles (18,662.65 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,591.22 miles (18,654.21 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,589.17 miles (18,650.91 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,584.48 miles (18,643.36 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,581.15 miles (18,638.01 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,574.85 miles (18,627.88 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,574.26 miles (18,626.93 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,564.99 miles (18,612.00 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,564.41 miles (18,611.07 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,557.42 miles (18,599.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,541.69 miles (18,574.50 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,529.64 miles (18,555.11 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.51 miles (39.44 km) SSW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 2 | 65.06 miles (104.71 km) NE | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 83.38 miles (134.18 km) E | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 152.98 miles (246.19 km) SSE | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 166.91 miles (268.62 km) SE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 167.16 miles (269.02 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 173.36 miles (278.99 km) W | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 8 | 186.59 miles (300.29 km) NNW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 9 | 189.26 miles (304.58 km) NW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 10 | 201.57 miles (324.39 km) NW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 11 | 201.68 miles (324.57 km) W | Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) | Comayagua, Honduras | |
| 12 | 220.63 miles (355.07 km) ESE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 13 | 224.69 miles (361.60 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 14 | 228.13 miles (367.14 km) W | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 15 | 237.04 miles (381.48 km) SSE | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.37 miles (19,755.25 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,697.23 miles (18,824.82 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,588.16 miles (18,649.29 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,560.23 miles (18,604.35 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,533.96 miles (18,562.06 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,512.20 miles (18,527.05 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,501.27 miles (18,509.46 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,494.71 miles (18,498.89 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,487.30 miles (18,486.98 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,472.31 miles (18,462.85 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,461.38 miles (18,445.26 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,448.26 miles (18,424.15 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,437.90 miles (18,407.48 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,410.56 miles (18,363.47 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,410.18 miles (18,362.87 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |