Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Dirico, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Dirico Airport (DRC), Dirico, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,731 miles (or 7,614 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 Dirico 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 Dirico 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: | DRC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dirico, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°58'53"S by 20°45'58"E |
| Area Served: | Dirico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3400 feet (1,036 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRC |
| More Information: | DRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- 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.
- 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.
- On 6 December 1957 HQ, USAFE transferred the 19th and 30th TRS and their RB-66s to the 10th TRW.
- The American flag first flew at Sembach Air Base on 8 July 1953.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dirico Airport (DRC):
- The closest airport to Dirico Airport (DRC) is Rundu Airport (NDU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) W of DRC.
- The furthest airport from Dirico Airport (DRC) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Dirico Airport (meaning Dirico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Dirico Airport", another name for DRC is "Dirico Airport (Dirico)".
- Dirico Airport (DRC) currently has only 1 runway.
