Nonstop flight route between Semarang, Indonesia and Spangdahlem, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), Semarang, Indonesia and Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,194 miles (or 11,577 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 Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) and Spangdahlem Air Base, 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 Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) and Spangdahlem Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG):

• Expansion began in 2004, done in phases starting with the addition to the length of the runway to accommodated safer landing of wide bodied aeroplanes.
• In addition to being known as "Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA)", another name for SRG is "Bandar Udara Internasional Achmad Yani (AYIA)".
• Because of Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA)'s relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) 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.
• On June 17, 2014 Angkasa Pura I and military official signed usefulness cooperation of military land for 30 years and then also makes grounbreaking to initial the expansion project.
• The closest airport to Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) S of SRG.
• Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2013, the stage 1 expansion has been running with priority of land development.
• The furthest airport from Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) is Elorza Airport (EOZ), which is nearly antipodal to Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (meaning Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Elorza Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Elorza, Venezuela.

Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):

• The 49th TFW flew F-100s until 1961 when it converted to the Republic F-105D/F Thunderchief, commonly known as the "Thud".
• 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.
• The Air Mobility Command 726th Air Mobility Squadron at Spangdahlem supports cargo and passenger traffic as part of its airlift mission, providing command and control, maintenance and aerial port capability to all AMC aircraft transiting their ramp.
• The 39 TEWS returned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 1 January 1973.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
• 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 19th TRS operated from RAF Sculthorpe united Kingdom during 1958, moving to Spangdahlem in 1959.
• Spangdahlem Air Base has been a military presence in Germany for over five decades.
• 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.