Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Quincy, Illinois, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°56'34"N by 91°11'40"W)
Distance from SPM to UIN:
4,485.28 miles (7,218.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Quincy Regional Airport (UIN), Quincy, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,485 miles (or 7,218 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 Quincy 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 Quincy Regional 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: | UIN / KUIN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Quincy, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°56'34"N by 91°11'40"W |
| Area Served: | Quincy, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Quincy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 769 feet (234 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIN |
| More Information: | UIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- 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.
- 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 1957 the RB-57s and RF-84s were transferred to Chateauroux-Deols Air Depot and the 1st and 38th were re-equipped with the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- 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 726th AMS utilizes various aircraft maintenance equipment, de-icers, mission vehicles and aircraft loaders.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
Facts about Quincy Regional Airport (UIN):
- The furthest airport from Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,933 miles (17,594 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) has 3 runways.
- Because of Quincy Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 769 feet, planes can take off or land at Quincy 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 closest airport to Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) is Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNW of UIN.
- In addition to being known as "Quincy Regional Airport", another name for UIN is "Baldwin Field".
- Quincy Regional Airport is a city-owned public airport 12 miles east of Quincy, a city in Adams County, Illinois.
- On November 19, 1996, United Express Flight 5925 from Chicago and Burlington crashed on landing at Quincy.
| 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 | 37.81 miles (60.85 km) NNW | Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK) | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 49.08 miles (78.98 km) NE | Macomb Municipal Airport (MQB) | Macomb, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 58.17 miles (93.62 km) N | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) | Burlington, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 71.33 miles (114.79 km) NNW | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) | Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 72.20 miles (116.20 km) W | Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | |
| 6 | 79.63 miles (128.15 km) NNE | Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG) | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 80.69 miles (129.85 km) E | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 87.29 miles (140.48 km) NNW | Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL) | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 93.12 miles (149.85 km) SSE | Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 93.50 miles (150.48 km) ENE | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) | Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) SSE | Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| 12 | 95.05 miles (152.97 km) SW | Columbia Regional Airport (COU) | Columbia, Missouri, United States | |
| 13 | 95.12 miles (153.07 km) SE | St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) | Alton, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 98.49 miles (158.50 km) N | Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT) | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 103.92 miles (167.24 km) NW | Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,932.59 miles (17,594.26 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,910.03 miles (17,557.95 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,887.00 miles (17,520.88 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,886.68 miles (17,520.37 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,851.90 miles (17,464.39 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,837.09 miles (17,440.56 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,827.60 miles (17,425.29 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,818.67 miles (17,410.91 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,816.27 miles (17,407.06 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,791.83 miles (17,367.73 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,779.47 miles (17,347.84 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,757.09 miles (17,311.81 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,728.99 miles (17,266.60 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,726.38 miles (17,262.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,712.42 miles (17,239.93 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |