Nonstop flight route between Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Spangdahlem, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 65 miles (or 104 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 relatively short distance between Cologne/Bonn Airport and Spangdahlem Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGN / EDDK |
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Location: | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E |
Area Served: | Cologne and Bonn |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGN |
More Information: | CGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPM / ETAD |
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Location: | Spangdahlem, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
View all routes: | Routes from SPM |
More Information: | SPM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN):
- In addition to being known as "Cologne/Bonn Airport", another name for CGN is "Flughafen Köln/Bonn".
- The airport has its own exit on motorway A59 which links it to the city centres of Cologne and Bonn as well as the Ruhrgebiet.
- During the 50s and 60s two more runways and a new terminal were constructed.
- The furthest airport from Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Local bus lines also connect the airport with Cologne and Bonn.
- In April 2014 Ryanair announced the opening of their fifth German base at Cologne/Bonn Airport for October 2014.
- Because of Cologne/Bonn Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Cologne/Bonn 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.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport handled 9,280,070 passengers last year.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of CGN.
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- The Air Mobility Command 726th Air Mobility Squadron at Spangdahlem supports cargo and passenger traffic as part of its airlift mission, providing command and control, maintenance and aerial port capability to all AMC aircraft transiting their ramp.
- In 1957 the RB-57s and RF-84s were transferred to Chateauroux-Deols Air Depot and the 1st and 38th were re-equipped with the Douglas RB-66 Destroyer.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- 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".
- On 31 December 1971 the 52d Tactical Fighter Wing was transferred without personnel or equipment from Suffolk County AFB, New York to Spangdahlem.
- 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.