Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°15'20"N by 3°1'59"W)
Distance from SPM to BQO:
2,868.47 miles (4,616.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO), Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,868 miles (or 4,616 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 Bouna Tehini 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 Bouna Tehini 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: | BQO / DIBN |
| Airport Name: | Bouna Tehini Airport |
| Location: | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°15'20"N by 3°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Bouna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQO |
| More Information: | BQO Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- Spangdahlem is home of the 52d Fighter Wing, which maintains, deploys and employs Lockheed Martin Block 50 F-16CJ.
- Provides four fully capable U.S.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- The 52 TFW gained its third fighter squadron with the activation of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 15 November 1976.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- The 49th TFW flew F-100s until 1961 when it converted to the Republic F-105D/F Thunderchief, commonly known as the "Thud".
- 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.
Facts about Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO):
- Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bouna Tehini Airport (meaning Bouna Tehini Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,757 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) is Gaoua Airport (XGA), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) N of BQO.
| 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 | 78.41 miles (126.18 km) N | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 87.55 miles (140.89 km) SSE | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 117.87 miles (189.70 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 139.44 miles (224.41 km) SSE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 5 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 149.39 miles (240.42 km) E | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 7 | 149.59 miles (240.73 km) W | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 152.00 miles (244.62 km) NW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 158.42 miles (254.96 km) NNW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 158.94 miles (255.79 km) WSW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 172.28 miles (277.26 km) W | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 174.41 miles (280.68 km) SW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 184.63 miles (297.14 km) NE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) SSE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 15 | 210.80 miles (339.25 km) NE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.44 miles (19,756.97 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,977.93 miles (19,276.56 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,952.22 miles (19,235.18 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,916.91 miles (19,178.36 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,913.58 miles (19,173.00 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,897.24 miles (19,146.70 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,886.93 miles (19,130.12 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,855.14 miles (19,078.95 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,853.99 miles (19,077.10 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,848.65 miles (19,068.51 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,840.33 miles (19,055.11 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,820.30 miles (19,022.88 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,800.19 miles (18,990.51 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,773.76 miles (18,947.99 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,763.11 miles (18,930.84 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |