Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Palm Springs, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°44'53"N by 116°16'28"W)
Distance from SPM to UDD:
5,684.72 miles (9,148.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), Palm Springs, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,685 miles (or 9,149 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 Bermuda Dunes 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 Bermuda Dunes 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: | UDD / KUDD |
| Airport Name: | Bermuda Dunes Airport |
| Location: | Palm Springs, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°44'53"N by 116°16'28"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Bermuda Dunes Airport Corp. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UDD |
| More Information: | UDD Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- 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.
- On 1 January 1969, the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, located at nearby Bitburg Air Base, assumed operational control of Spangdahlem, becoming a dual-based wing.
- 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.
- In November 2005, the first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft arrived at Spangdahlem.
Facts about Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD):
- STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
- Because of Bermuda Dunes Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Bermuda Dunes 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 furthest airport from Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Bermuda Dunes Airport is a public use airport located 13 nautical miles east of the central business district of Palm Springs, a city in the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, California, United States.
- The closest airport to Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) is Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of UDD.
- Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is home to Desert West Aviation, a local flight school as well as Desert Jet, a local aircraft charter company recently named the preferred jet provider for the airport
| 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 | 10.69 miles (17.21 km) SE | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 2 | 14.46 miles (23.27 km) WNW | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 3 | 32.51 miles (52.32 km) NE | Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | |
| 4 | 33.92 miles (54.59 km) S | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 5 | 35.17 miles (56.60 km) WNW | Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) | Banning, California, United States | |
| 6 | 39.66 miles (63.83 km) SSE | Salton Sea Airport (SAS) | Salton City, California, United States | |
| 7 | 42.98 miles (69.16 km) W | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.26 miles (92.15 km) W | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 9 | 60.05 miles (96.64 km) WNW | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 10 | 60.05 miles (96.64 km) WNW | Norton Air Force Base (SBD) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 11 | 67.22 miles (108.18 km) WNW | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 12 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) SE | Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) | Brawley, California, United States | |
| 13 | 68.61 miles (110.42 km) WNW | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 14 | 72.05 miles (115.96 km) WSW | Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) | Oceanside, California, United States | |
| 15 | 72.07 miles (115.99 km) SW | McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) | Carlsbad, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,469.87 miles (18,458.91 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,444.94 miles (18,418.80 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,439.89 miles (18,410.68 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,416.40 miles (18,372.87 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,263.90 miles (18,127.45 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,159.59 miles (17,959.57 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,135.19 miles (17,920.31 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,114.26 miles (17,886.62 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,039.84 miles (17,766.85 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,998.77 miles (17,700.76 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,998.40 miles (17,700.16 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,978.77 miles (17,668.58 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,956.23 miles (17,632.30 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,946.70 miles (17,616.97 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,946.45 miles (17,616.55 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |