Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Brandywine Airport (OQN), West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,934 miles (or 6,331 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 Brandywine 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 Brandywine 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.
• In 1939, the German Luftwaffe ordered that the area be reserved for use as a fighter base.
• The third and final phase of construction at Sembach Air Base was conducted in the summer of 1954 when the housing area was built.
• In February 1957, the RB-57s of the 30th TFS at Sembach were also being replaced by the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
• Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 1952.
• In January 1958, it was announced that the 66th TRW would transition to the RF-101 Voodoo.
• In April 1951, German surveyors visited the area in the company of French officers.
• 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.

Facts about Brandywine Airport (OQN):

• The closest airport to Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of OQN.
• Because of Brandywine Airport's relatively low elevation of 466 feet, planes can take off or land at Brandywine 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.
• Brandywine Airport (OQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.