Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Milton, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE), Milton, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,019 miles (or 8,078 kilometers).
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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: | NSE / KNSE |
Airport Name: | NAS Whiting Field - North |
Location: | Milton, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°43'27"N by 87°1'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 199 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NSE |
More Information: | NSE Maps & Info |
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- Fifty direct hits were made on the field the afternoon of 9 April 1945 when 338 B-17s of the 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force, unleashed 867 tons of bombs on the runways, hangars, repair shops, and other facilities.
- The 306th Bomb Group engaged in special photographic mapping duty in western Europe and North Africa.
- On 27 January 1952 the activated Air National Guard 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing deployed to Europe as was assigned to Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France.
- The Air Base was established in 1935, and was the pride of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- Markings of the squadrons consisted of a color band under the fin, and a long lightning flash with an arrowhead tip on its forward end, extending back from the nose to the center of the fuselage.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- 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.
Facts about NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE):
- The furthest airport from NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,142 miles (17,932 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) is Pensacola International Airport (PNS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of NSE.
- Because of NAS Whiting Field - North's relatively low elevation of 199 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whiting Field - North 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.
- NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) has 2 runways.