Nonstop flight route between St. Joseph, Missouri, United States and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ), St. Joseph, Missouri, United States and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,627 miles (or 7,446 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 Rosecrans Memorial Airport and Bitburg 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 Rosecrans Memorial Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STJ / KSTJ |
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Location: | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'18"N by 94°54'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. Joseph |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 826 feet (252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STJ |
More Information: | STJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
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Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ):
- The 1939 airport was developed by the city as a municipal airport.
- In addition to being known as "Rosecrans Memorial Airport", another name for STJ is "Rosecrans Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) has 2 runways.
- An additional tenant command at Rosecrans ANGB is the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, a combined activity of both the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command.
- The closest airport to Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of STJ.
- Because of Rosecrans Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 826 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosecrans Memorial 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.
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Between June and September 1997 it was necessary to repair the Spangdahlem Air Base runway, called for a temporary location to accommodate the 52d Fighter Wing's three squadrons of F-15s and F-16s.
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.