Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,565 miles (or 7,346 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 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Blue Grass 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 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Blue Grass Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
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Location: | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Unified Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1703 feet (519 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FEL |
More Information: | FEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEX / KLEX |
Airport Name: | Blue Grass Airport |
Location: | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'11"N by 84°36'20"W |
Area Served: | Lexington, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 979 feet (298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEX |
More Information: | LEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- On 20 January 1950, the 36th FW was redesignated as a Fighter-Bomber Wing when 89 Republic F-84E "Thunderjets" arrived.
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Fürstenfeldbruck became famous first as the main training base for the German Luftwaffe during World War II, then as the site of the Munich massacre of nine Israeli athletes and coaches and one German police officer at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- On 13 August 1948 the 36th Fighter Wing was assigned to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as an operational unit.
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- The Air Base was established in 1935, and was the pride of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base is a German Air Force airfield near the town of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, near Munich, Germany.
- During First Berlin Crisis, B-29-equipped 301st Bombardment Group was stationed at Fürstenfeldbruck for a short period in July/August 1948.
- 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 addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- The 36th FBW remained at Fürstenfeldbruck until 1952 when it was reassigned to Bitburg Air Base, west of the Rhine.
Facts about Blue Grass Airport (LEX):
- Because of Blue Grass Airport's relatively low elevation of 979 feet, planes can take off or land at Blue Grass 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.
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX) has 2 runways.
- Blue Grass Airport handled 1,104,354 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Capital City Airport (FFT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of LEX.