Nonstop flight route between Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Summerside Airport (YSU), Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,373 miles (or 5,429 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 Summerside Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck 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 Summerside Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck 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 Summerside Airport (YSU):

• The closest airport to Summerside Airport (YSU) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of YSU.
• In addition to being known as "Summerside Airport", another name for YSU is "CFB Summerside".
• The furthest airport from Summerside Airport (YSU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Summerside Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Summerside 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.
• Summerside Airport (YSU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was formerly a military field, established in 1940 as RCAF Station Summerside, changing its name to CFB Summerside in 1968.
• Summerside Airport is located 3.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
• The Summerside Airport's airfield and terminal facilities are located in the township of Lot 17 and not in the city of Summerside proper.

Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):

• Since 1957, Fürstenfeldbruck has been the home of the German Air Force Officer Training School.
• In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
• When the Allied Forces moved in to take possession of the field in late April, they found that Prisoners of War and townspeople had looted until they left a deserted installation.
• The furthest airport from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In May 1949, HQ USAFE authorized the 36th Fighter Group to form the "Skyblazers" aerial demo team to perform at European and Mediterranean area air shows.
• Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Allied reprisal bombing began to desolate many German cities in 1944 and in October the Luftwaffe leaders rushed work to extend the Air Base's runways long enough for fighter aircraft takeoffs.
• The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.