Nonstop flight route between Burbach, Germany and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siegerland Airport (SGE), Burbach, Germany and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,237 miles (or 8,427 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 Siegerland Airport and Avenger Field, 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 Siegerland Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGE / EDGS |
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Location: | Burbach, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°42'28"N by 8°4'59"E |
Area Served: | Siegerland, Germany |
Elevation: | 1965 feet (599 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGE |
More Information: | SGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Siegerland Airport (SGE):
- In addition to being known as "Siegerland Airport", another name for SGE is "Siegerlandflughafen".
- Siegerland Airport (SGE) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Siegerland Airport (SGE) is Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WNW of SGE.
- The furthest airport from Siegerland Airport (SGE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,915 miles (19,175 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
- Avenger Field is a Texas airport in Nolan County, three miles west of the City of Sweetwater, which owns it.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.