Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Crescent City, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), Crescent City, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,437 miles (or 8,751 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 Del Norte County 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 Spangdahlem Air Base and Del Norte County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (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 39 TEWS returned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 1 January 1973.
• 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 49 TFW remained at Spangdahlem AB until 1 July 1968 when it relocated to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to serve as the US Air Force’s first dual-based, NATO-committed wing.
• The 49th TFW flew F-100s until 1961 when it converted to the Republic F-105D/F Thunderchief, commonly known as the "Thud".
• In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
• The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
• The Air Mobility Command 726th Air Mobility Squadron at Spangdahlem supports cargo and passenger traffic as part of its airlift mission, providing command and control, maintenance and aerial port capability to all AMC aircraft transiting their ramp.

Facts about Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC):

• The airfield was used during World War II as Crescent City Outlying Field supporting Naval Air Station Alameda and a naval radio station at Point Saint George.
• In addition to being known as "Del Norte County Regional Airport", another name for CEC is "Jack McNamara Field".
• Because of Del Norte County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Del Norte County 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.
• The airport covers 544 acres at an elevation of 61 feet.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 12,541 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 11,490 in 2009 and 14,341 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,985 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The airport was served by Pacific Air Lines and its successors, whose Fairchild F-27s stopped there until 1979.
• SkyWest Airlines flies Embraer EMB-120s to Eureka/Arcata, Sacramento and San Francisco.
• Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Brookings Airport (BOK), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) N of CEC.