Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Bazaruto Island, Mozambique:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), Bazaruto Island, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,205 miles (or 8,377 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 Indigo Bay Lodge 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 Indigo Bay Lodge 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 closest airport to Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Ramstein Air Base (RMS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SEX.
• 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.
• 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 38th TMW inactivated in September 1966, and its missiles were returned to the United States.
• 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.
• On 1 January 1957 a fourth squadron, the 19th TRS was transferred from the 47th Bombardment Wing at RAF Sculthorpe to the 66th TRW.
• As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.

Facts about Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL):

• Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,745 miles (18,901 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) is Benguerra Island Airport (BCW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of IBL.
• Because of Indigo Bay Lodge Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Indigo Bay Lodge 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.