Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Smolensk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(54°44'41"N by 32°3'53"E)
Distance from SPM to LNX:
1,112.91 miles (1,791.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Smolensk South Airport (LNX), Smolensk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,113 miles (or 1,791 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 relatively short distance between Spangdahlem Air Base and Smolensk South Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LNX / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Smolensk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°44'41"N by 32°3'53"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 725 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNX |
| More Information: | LNX 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 39 TEWS returned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 1 January 1973.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- The 19th TRS operated from RAF Sculthorpe united Kingdom during 1958, moving to Spangdahlem in 1959.
- Provides four fully capable U.S.
- The 49th received two Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards for F-105 operations at Spangdahlem.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- 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 Smolensk South Airport (LNX):
- Because of Smolensk South Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Smolensk South 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.
- In addition to being known as "Smolensk South Airport", other names for LNX include "Smolensk-Yuzhniy", "Смоленск-Южный" and "UUBS".
- The furthest airport from Smolensk South Airport (LNX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,961 miles (17,640 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Smolensk South Airport (LNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Smolensk South Airport (LNX) is Mogilev Airport (MVQ), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of LNX.
| 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 | 96.29 miles (154.96 km) WSW | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 2 | 126.56 miles (203.68 km) NNW | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 136.18 miles (219.15 km) SE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 4 | 159.15 miles (256.13 km) SSW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 5 | 172.58 miles (277.75 km) E | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 6 | 173.08 miles (278.55 km) WSW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 7 | 192.27 miles (309.43 km) WSW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 8 | 203.08 miles (326.82 km) NE | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 203.41 miles (327.36 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 10 | 213.50 miles (343.59 km) ENE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 11 | 221.35 miles (356.23 km) ENE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 226.51 miles (364.54 km) ENE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 227.51 miles (366.14 km) WNW | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 14 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) S | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 235.47 miles (378.95 km) ENE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,960.72 miles (17,639.53 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,528.85 miles (16,944.50 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,525.38 miles (16,938.91 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,522.89 miles (16,934.91 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,519.37 miles (16,929.24 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,515.46 miles (16,922.96 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,513.06 miles (16,919.09 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,507.65 miles (16,910.39 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,506.27 miles (16,908.17 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,504.44 miles (16,905.22 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,501.51 miles (16,900.51 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,500.70 miles (16,899.20 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,497.52 miles (16,894.07 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,485.38 miles (16,874.55 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,478.50 miles (16,863.48 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |