Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Bali, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°53'43"N by 10°2'2"E)
Distance from SPM to BLC:
3,051.83 miles (4,911.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Bali Airport (BLC), Bali, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,052 miles (or 4,911 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 Spangdahlem Air Base and Bali 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 Spangdahlem Air Base and Bali Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPM / ETAD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Spangdahlem, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPM |
| More Information: | SPM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLC / FKKG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bali, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°53'43"N by 10°2'2"E |
| Area Served: | Bali |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4437 feet (1,352 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLC |
| More Information: | BLC Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- Upon its arrival at Spangdahlem AB, the 10 TRW operated Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star for daylight aerial recon and the Douglas RB-26C Invader for night recon missions.
- The furthest airport from Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 38 TRS was never equipped with RB-66B models.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- On 31 December 1971 the 52d Tactical Fighter Wing was transferred without personnel or equipment from Suffolk County AFB, New York to Spangdahlem.
Facts about Bali Airport (BLC):
- In addition to being known as "Bali Airport", another name for BLC is "Bali Airport (Bali)".
- Because of Bali Airport's high elevation of 4,437 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bali Airport (BLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bali Airport (BLC) is Bali Airport (BAJ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BLC.
- The furthest airport from Bali Airport (BLC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bali Airport (meaning Bali Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.24 miles (10.05 km) WSW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 25.27 miles (40.67 km) E | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.80 miles (52.79 km) SW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 4 | 54.64 miles (87.94 km) SE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 55.75 miles (89.72 km) SSE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 6 | 60.64 miles (97.59 km) ESE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 7 | 61.61 miles (99.16 km) SSE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 62.73 miles (100.95 km) NNW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 9 | 64.40 miles (103.64 km) E | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 10 | 64.55 miles (103.88 km) NNE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 71.77 miles (115.51 km) NW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 12 | 71.83 miles (115.59 km) SSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 13 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) E | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 14 | 73.90 miles (118.92 km) NNW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 76.53 miles (123.17 km) NNW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,985.60 miles (19,288.91 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,632.12 miles (18,720.03 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,625.76 miles (18,709.80 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,623.76 miles (18,706.58 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,620.34 miles (18,701.07 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,617.52 miles (18,696.55 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,612.95 miles (18,689.18 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,609.90 miles (18,684.28 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,593.20 miles (18,657.40 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,588.13 miles (18,649.24 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,580.45 miles (18,636.88 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,567.60 miles (18,616.20 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,566.80 miles (18,614.92 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,560.82 miles (18,605.29 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 11.65 miles (18.75 km) NNE | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 31.03 miles (49.95 km) S | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 33.16 miles (53.37 km) SE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) WSW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) ESE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) ESE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 132.29 miles (212.89 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 132.34 miles (212.97 km) S | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 141.94 miles (228.43 km) SSW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 150.59 miles (242.36 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 158.43 miles (254.97 km) NW | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 173.76 miles (279.65 km) SSW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 14 | 174.45 miles (280.74 km) WNW | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) SE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,189.80 miles (19,617.53 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,880.70 miles (19,120.08 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,874.19 miles (19,109.61 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,872.66 miles (19,107.14 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,871.27 miles (19,104.90 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,863.72 miles (19,092.77 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,860.71 miles (19,087.91 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,860.16 miles (19,087.03 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,855.37 miles (19,079.32 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,773.83 miles (18,948.10 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,749.83 miles (18,909.47 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,672.11 miles (18,784.39 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,665.82 miles (18,774.26 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,636.11 miles (18,726.46 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,525.82 miles (18,548.97 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |