Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Macenta, Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Macenta Airport (MCA), Macenta, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,004 miles (or 4,835 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 Macenta 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 Macenta 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: | MCA / GUMA |
| Airport Name: | Macenta Airport |
| Location: | Macenta, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'58"N by 9°28'1"W |
| Area Served: | Macenta |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCA |
| More Information: | MCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (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 was originally composed of three Tactical Missile groups, the 585th Tactical Missile Group at Bitburg AB, the 586th Tactical Missile Group at Hahn AB, and the 587th Tactical Missile Group at Sembach AB, in addition to a headquarters unit.
- On 1 January 1957 a fourth squadron, the 19th TRS was transferred from the 47th Bombardment Wing at RAF Sculthorpe to the 66th TRW.
- 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.
- Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 1952.
- 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 is the home of the United States Army's 230th Military Police Company, the 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, the 30th Medical Command, and the 786th Security Forces Squadron regional training center.
- In 1950, as a result of the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the United States was rapidly expanding its air forces, announcing an increase in the number of combat wings from 48 in 1950 to 95 by June 1952.
Facts about Macenta Airport (MCA):
- The closest airport to Macenta Airport (MCA) is Voinjama Airport (VOI), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of MCA.
- The furthest airport from Macenta Airport (MCA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Macenta Airport (meaning Macenta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,367 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
