Nonstop flight route between Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Spangdahlem, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saint John Airport (YSJ), Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,259 miles (or 5,245 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 Saint John Airport 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 Saint John Airport 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 Saint John Airport (YSJ):

• The furthest airport from Saint John Airport (YSJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Saint John Airport handled 227,223 passengers last year.
• Because of Saint John Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint John 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 Saint John Airport (YSJ) is 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NW of YSJ.
• Saint John Airport (YSJ) has 2 runways.
• The airport terminal is equipped with free WIFI, as well as powered seats with USB connections.
• Saint John Airport was officially opened on 8 January 1952, although several aircraft — including at least one scheduled flight — had already landed at the airport by then.

Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):

• 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 49 TFW remained at Spangdahlem AB until 1 July 1968 when it relocated to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to serve as the US Air Force’s first dual-based, NATO-committed 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 addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
• The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
• Provides four fully capable U.S.
• The wing supports the Supreme Allied Commander Europe with mission-ready personnel and systems providing expeditionary air power.
• The 52 TFW gained its third fighter squadron with the activation of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 15 November 1976.
• 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.