Nonstop flight route between Rhine, Germany and South Bend, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), Rhine, Germany and South Bend International Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,160 miles (or 6,695 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 Rheine-Bentlage Air Base and South Bend International 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 Rheine-Bentlage Air Base and South Bend International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZPQ / ETHE |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Rhine, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZPQ |
More Information: | ZPQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBN / KSBN |
Airport Name: | South Bend International Airport |
Location: | South Bend, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°42'29"N by 86°19'1"W |
Area Served: | South Bend, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | St. Joseph County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 799 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBN |
More Information: | SBN Maps & Info |
Facts about Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ):
- The closest airport to Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of ZPQ.
- The furthest airport from Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,825 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Army Aviation Medium Transport Regiment 15 was part of Airmobile Operations Division.
- Because of Rheine-Bentlage Air Base's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Rheine-Bentlage Air Base 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 "Rheine-Bentlage Air Base", another name for ZPQ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-108)".
- Since 1960 various units of the German Army Aviation Corps have been stationed at Rheine Air Base.
Facts about South Bend International Airport (SBN):
- Because of South Bend International Airport's relatively low elevation of 799 feet, planes can take off or land at South Bend International 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.
- South Bend International Airport (SBN) has 3 runways.
- Runway 18/36 re-opened in 3rd quarter 2007 at a new length of 7,100 feet.
- The closest airport to South Bend International Airport (SBN) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNE of SBN.
- Bendix Field was later called St.
- On April 23, 2014 the St.
- The furthest airport from South Bend International Airport (SBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,155 miles (17,952 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.