Nonstop flight route between Fairfield, California, United States and Eindhoven, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States and Eindhoven Airport (EIN), Eindhoven, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,471 miles (or 8,804 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Eindhoven 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Eindhoven Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):

• The first unit to take up permanent residence at the airfield was a group of ten enlisted men and one officer from the 914th Quartermaster Division at Hamilton Field.
• In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
• The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
• Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield
• Reference for major commands assigned and major units assigned
• The base is also host to David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 265-bed, $200 million Air Force teaching hospital, which serves both in-service and retired military personnel.
• The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The sites at Elmira and Fairfield/Cement Hill later received modifications to accept the Nike Hercules missile, while the sites at Dixon/Lambie and Potrero Hills were inactivated in 1959.

Facts about Eindhoven Airport (EIN):

• Eindhoven Airport (EIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Eindhoven Airport handled 339,291 passengers last year.
• On 15 July 1996, a Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed at the airport - known as the Herculesramp.
• Because of Eindhoven Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Eindhoven 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 "Eindhoven Airport", other names for EIN include "Eindhoven Air Base", "Vliegbasis Eindhoven" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-78)".
• The closest airport to Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Volkel Air Base (UDE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of EIN.
• The furthest airport from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,902 miles (19,155 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• From 1 July 2007, Eindhoven, is the location of the Movement Coordination Centre Europe, a merger of the former European Airlift Centre, established by the European Air Group, and the Sealift Coordination Centre.