Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Geneina, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E)
Distance from SPM to EGN:
2,674.12 miles (4,303.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Geneina Airport (EGN), Geneina, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,674 miles (or 4,304 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 Geneina 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 Geneina 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: | EGN / HSGN |
| Airport Name: | Geneina Airport |
| Location: | Geneina, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'59"N by 22°28'0"E |
| Area Served: | Geneina, Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2651 feet (808 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EGN |
| More Information: | EGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- On 25 August 1959, the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing moved to Spangdahlem AB from the Etain-Rouvres Air Base, France, and assumed host unit duties.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition, Air Mobility Command supports cargo and passenger traffic as part of its airlift mission.
Facts about Geneina Airport (EGN):
- The closest airport to Geneina Airport (EGN) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 112 miles (180 kilometers) WNW of EGN.
- Geneina Airport (EGN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Geneina Airport (EGN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Geneina Airport (meaning Geneina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
| 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 | 111.79 miles (179.91 km) WNW | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 2 | 185.86 miles (299.11 km) W | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 192.17 miles (309.27 km) E | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 4 | 194.67 miles (313.29 km) ESE | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 5 | 224.72 miles (361.65 km) SW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 6 | 224.93 miles (361.99 km) S | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 253.16 miles (407.42 km) SW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 8 | 255.99 miles (411.98 km) WSW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 9 | 271.04 miles (436.20 km) WSW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 10 | 274.00 miles (440.95 km) S | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 279.69 miles (450.11 km) W | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 12 | 285.25 miles (459.07 km) ESE | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 13 | 303.46 miles (488.37 km) SSW | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 348.20 miles (560.37 km) WSW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 15 | 354.14 miles (569.94 km) SSW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,119.22 miles (19,503.95 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,029.36 miles (19,359.33 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,000.12 miles (19,312.28 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,997.27 miles (19,307.68 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,976.93 miles (19,274.95 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,949.31 miles (19,230.51 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,882.82 miles (19,123.50 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,855.03 miles (19,078.78 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,850.12 miles (19,070.87 km) WSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,839.15 miles (19,053.22 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,838.15 miles (19,051.60 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,697.79 miles (18,825.71 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,696.37 miles (18,823.43 km) W | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,679.33 miles (18,796.02 km) WSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,677.94 miles (18,793.78 km) W | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |