Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Aachen, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), Aachen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,849 miles (or 7,804 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Merzbrück Airfield, 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Merzbrück Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEW / KFEW |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'59"N by 104°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FEW |
More Information: | FEW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAH / EDKA |
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Location: | Aachen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'23"N by 6°11'11"E |
Area Served: | Aachen, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Aachen-Merzbrück GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAH |
More Information: | AAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):
- The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Unlike most Air Force Bases, Warren AFB has no runway for fixed-wing aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
- The 90th Missile Wing was activated 1 July 1963, with the original designation as 90th Strategic Missile Wing.
- Effective 1 February 1958, the base transferred from Air Training Command to Strategic Air Command.
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- During World War II, Fort Warren was the training center for up to 20,000 of the Quartermaster Corps.
- On 1 June 1947 Air Training Command assumed jurisdiction of Fort Warren, the 463d Air Force Base Unit was activated to manage the support facilities, and the 3450th Technical Training Wing was activated for conducting training.
- The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
Facts about Merzbrück Airfield (AAH):
- Because of Merzbrück Airfield's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Merzbrück Airfield 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.
- The airport was built about 1932 as a grass airfield, and throughout the 1930s was used by small light aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,937 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AAH.
- Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Merzbrück Airfield", another name for AAH is "Flugplatz Merzbrück".
- There is no scheduled traffic at the airfield.