Nonstop flight route between Sembach, Germany and Wharton, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany and Wharton Regional Airport (WHT), Wharton, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,281 miles (or 8,499 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 Wharton Regional 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 Wharton Regional 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: | WHT / KARM |
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| Location: | Wharton, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'15"N by 96°9'15"W |
| Area Served: | Wharton, Texas, USA |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Wharton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WHT |
| More Information: | WHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- As part of the general withdrawal of French occupation forces from the left bank of the Rhine in 1930, the French abandoned the airfield on June 15, 1930.
- In 1939, the German Luftwaffe ordered that the area be reserved for use as a fighter base.
- On 6 December 1957 HQ, USAFE transferred the 19th and 30th TRS and their RB-66s to the 10th TRW.
- With this announcement, and everyone being satisfied, Sembach became a center of activity once more, and construction of the administrative area of the base began in October 1952.
- 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 Wharton Regional Airport (WHT):
- The closest airport to Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of WHT.
- Wharton Regional Airport covers an area of 124 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 5,004 x 75 ft.
- In addition to being known as "Wharton Regional Airport", another name for WHT is "ARM".
- The furthest airport from Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,995 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wharton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Wharton Regional 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.
