Nonstop flight route between Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(50°2'57"N by 8°19'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°35'25"S by 141°19'27"E)
Distance from WIE to OBX:
8,454.79 miles (13,606.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany and Obo Airport (OBX), Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,455 miles (or 13,607 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Obo 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 Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden and Obo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIE / ETOU |
| Airport Name: | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden |
| Location: | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°2'57"N by 8°19'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | United States with authority from Germany |
| View all routes: | Routes from WIE |
| More Information: | WIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBX / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°35'25"S by 141°19'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from OBX |
| More Information: | OBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE):
- After the transfer of Wiesbaden Air Base to the Army in 1976, Lindsey AS provided support for various Air Force units in the Wiesbaden area until it was returned in 1993 to the Federal Republic of Germany and renamed Europaviertel.
- Media related to Lucius D.
- On 4 July 1956 a U-2A stationed in Wiesbaden flew over both Moscow and Leningrad as part of Operation Overflight, missions to spy on Soviet military bases.
- The closest airport to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) is Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of WIE.
- On June 14, 2012, Wiesbaden Army Airfield was renamed "Lucius D.
- The furthest airport from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Beginning in September, 1945, the European Air Transport Service operated passenger and cargo service from Wiesbaden daily to London, Munich, Bremen, Vienna and Berlin.
Facts about Obo Airport (OBX):
- The furthest airport from Obo Airport (OBX) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Obo Airport (OBX) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of OBX.
- In addition to being known as "Obo Airport", another name for OBX is "AYOB".
Map of Nearest Airports to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
List of Nearest Airports to Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) SW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 10.98 miles (17.67 km) E | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 3 | 40.75 miles (65.58 km) SSE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 41.41 miles (66.64 km) SSW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 5 | 46.71 miles (75.18 km) NNW | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 6 | 47.61 miles (76.61 km) W | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 52.82 miles (85.00 km) SW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) SW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 9 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 76.70 miles (123.44 km) NW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) ESE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 12 | 78.47 miles (126.29 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 79.28 miles (127.58 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 14 | 84.98 miles (136.76 km) NNE | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 86.23 miles (138.77 km) ESE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
Map of Furthest Airports from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
List of Furthest Airports from Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,950.47 miles (19,232.37 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,565.35 miles (18,612.58 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,561.50 miles (18,606.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,561.21 miles (18,605.92 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,560.45 miles (18,604.69 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,554.19 miles (18,594.62 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,552.16 miles (18,591.36 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,551.06 miles (18,589.58 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,543.72 miles (18,577.78 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,535.68 miles (18,564.82 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,527.17 miles (18,551.14 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,525.59 miles (18,548.60 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,516.94 miles (18,534.68 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,500.60 miles (18,508.38 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,496.39 miles (18,501.60 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.59 miles (28.30 km) NNW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 28.92 miles (46.54 km) NNW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 41.79 miles (67.26 km) NNE | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) S | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 89.26 miles (143.65 km) SW | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 101.97 miles (164.10 km) ESE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 105.81 miles (170.29 km) E | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 106.41 miles (171.24 km) N | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 122.83 miles (197.67 km) WNW | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 128.85 miles (207.36 km) SSE | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 145.51 miles (234.17 km) NNE | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 156.26 miles (251.48 km) ENE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 165.13 miles (265.74 km) SE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 186.14 miles (299.55 km) SSE | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 186.87 miles (300.74 km) SSE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,682.48 miles (18,801.08 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,667.29 miles (18,776.63 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,651.40 miles (18,751.06 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,635.92 miles (18,726.15 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,548.71 miles (18,585.81 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,536.32 miles (18,565.86 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,519.72 miles (18,539.14 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,517.10 miles (18,534.93 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,477.54 miles (18,471.27 km) E | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 10 | 11,474.68 miles (18,466.66 km) NNW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,436.59 miles (18,405.36 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,400.91 miles (18,347.93 km) ENE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 11,392.37 miles (18,334.19 km) N | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,386.73 miles (18,325.11 km) NNW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,371.91 miles (18,301.27 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |