Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Chita, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°1'36"N by 113°18'18"E)
Distance from SPM to HTA:
4,188.63 miles (6,740.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Chita Kadala (HTA), Chita, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,189 miles (or 6,741 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 Chita Kadala, 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 Chita Kadala. 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: | HTA / UIAA |
| Airport Name: | Chita Kadala |
| Location: | Chita, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°1'36"N by 113°18'18"E |
| Area Served: | Chita |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2270 feet (692 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HTA |
| More Information: | HTA Maps & Info |
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 38 TRS was never equipped with RB-66B models.
- On 25 August 1959, the 10th TRW ended its six-year stay at Spangdahlem and moved to RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom.
- 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 1979, the more capable Wild Weasel F-4G had replaced the EF-4Cs of the 81 TFS, and in 1980 through 1982, F-4Es replaced the F-4Ds of the 23d and 480th TFSs.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
Facts about Chita Kadala (HTA):
- Chita Kadala (HTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chita Kadala (HTA) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is located 250 miles (403 kilometers) W of HTA.
- The furthest airport from Chita Kadala (HTA) is Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), which is nearly antipodal to Chita Kadala (meaning Chita Kadala is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
| 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 | 250.44 miles (403.05 km) W | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 2 | 275.33 miles (443.11 km) SSE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 345.79 miles (556.50 km) ESE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 378.15 miles (608.58 km) W | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 388.31 miles (624.92 km) ENE | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 409.71 miles (659.36 km) SW | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 439.50 miles (707.30 km) SE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 448.06 miles (721.07 km) NNW | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 451.15 miles (726.06 km) NW | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 484.02 miles (778.96 km) WSW | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 520.08 miles (836.99 km) ENE | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 531.26 miles (854.98 km) ENE | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 13 | 536.87 miles (864.01 km) SW | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 555.81 miles (894.49 km) NW | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 562.53 miles (905.31 km) SE | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,321.34 miles (19,829.22 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,307.80 miles (19,807.43 km) SSE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,249.39 miles (19,713.44 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,231.35 miles (19,684.40 km) SSE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,186.67 miles (19,612.50 km) E | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,175.20 miles (19,594.03 km) ESE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,167.41 miles (19,581.49 km) ESE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,165.99 miles (19,579.22 km) SE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,138.23 miles (19,534.54 km) S | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,085.27 miles (19,449.31 km) W | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 11 | 12,055.77 miles (19,401.83 km) W | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 12,014.31 miles (19,335.11 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,011.43 miles (19,330.48 km) SSE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,004.15 miles (19,318.76 km) S | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,998.80 miles (19,310.15 km) SSE | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |