Nonstop flight route between Zweibrücken, Germany and Junction City, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°12'33"N by 7°24'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W)
Distance from ZQW to FRI:
4,790.82 miles (7,710.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), Zweibrücken, Germany and Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), Junction City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,791 miles (or 7,710 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQW / EDRZ |
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| Location: | Zweibrücken, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'33"N by 7°24'2"E |
| Area Served: | Zweibrücken, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZQW |
| More Information: | ZQW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRI / KFRI |
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| Location: | Junction City, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°3'9"N by 96°45'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRI |
| More Information: | FRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW):
- The local bus route 226 connects the airport with Zweibrücken city centre including Zweibrücken station.
- The closest airport to Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of ZQW.
- In addition to being known as "Zweibrücken Airport", another name for ZQW is "Flughafen Zweibrücken".
- In 2010 264,247 passengers used the airport, while 242,880 passengers used it in 2012.
- Zweibrücken Airport handled 220,740 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zweibrücken Airport (meaning Zweibrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI):
- The closest airport to Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of FRI.
- On 1 April 1949, the 163d Liaison Squadron was inactivated.
- In 1921, Colonel Fred Herman selected the Smoky Hill Flats across the Kansas River as the location for a new airfield.
- The furthest airport from Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Several units besides the 2d Composite Squadron spent some time at Marshall during the war.
- Airfield operations and services include Base Flight Operations, Control Tower, and Ground Approach Control Facility, USAF weather, Airport Safety, Air Space Management, Flight Simulator, Rapid Refuel Facility, and Crash/Fire/Rescue station.
- Early in 1946 the detachment of the 69th Group was withdrawn and the 72d Squadron was reduced to a two-man cadre, so that by late April only the 167th Squadron remained.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base", another name for FRI is "Marshall AAF".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.14 miles (21.15 km) W | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany |     |
| 2 | 18.57 miles (29.89 km) NNE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 30.39 miles (48.91 km) NE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 4 | 42.81 miles (68.90 km) SE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) SSE | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 6 | 51.42 miles (82.75 km) N | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 7 | 53.33 miles (85.82 km) ENE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 8 | 54.59 miles (87.86 km) WSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 9 | 60.90 miles (98.00 km) WNW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 10 | 61.22 miles (98.53 km) SSE | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 61.61 miles (99.16 km) NNW | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 12 | 62.20 miles (100.11 km) NNE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 13 | 63.14 miles (101.61 km) NW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 14 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) NE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 75.97 miles (122.26 km) S | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,021.21 miles (19,346.21 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,630.40 miles (18,717.26 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,627.02 miles (18,711.82 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,625.64 miles (18,709.61 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,619.15 miles (18,699.16 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,617.17 miles (18,695.98 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,611.86 miles (18,687.43 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,605.51 miles (18,677.21 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,604.39 miles (18,675.41 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,601.60 miles (18,670.93 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,595.30 miles (18,660.79 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,594.09 miles (18,658.84 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,587.79 miles (18,648.70 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,571.85 miles (18,623.04 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,559.22 miles (18,602.72 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.89 miles (12.70 km) NE | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 51.04 miles (82.14 km) WSW | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 58.57 miles (94.26 km) NW | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 58.72 miles (94.50 km) SSE | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 61.27 miles (98.61 km) E | Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 74.01 miles (119.11 km) SSW | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) E | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 86.27 miles (138.84 km) N | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 88.37 miles (142.22 km) S | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 90.32 miles (145.35 km) SW | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 96.95 miles (156.03 km) SSW | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 100.51 miles (161.76 km) SSW | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 101.23 miles (162.92 km) ENE | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 101.87 miles (163.95 km) E | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 102.45 miles (164.88 km) SSW | McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,654.01 miles (17,145.92 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,641.37 miles (17,125.58 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,619.28 miles (17,090.04 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,596.65 miles (17,053.62 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,593.61 miles (17,048.71 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,567.08 miles (17,006.03 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,551.39 miles (16,980.77 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,542.36 miles (16,966.25 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,541.81 miles (16,965.36 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,519.66 miles (16,929.72 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,510.32 miles (16,914.69 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,498.63 miles (16,895.86 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,494.55 miles (16,889.29 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,461.33 miles (16,835.83 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,456.64 miles (16,828.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |