Nonstop flight route between Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany and Felts Field (SFF), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,914 miles (or 7,908 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 Fritzlar Air Base and Felts Field, 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 Fritzlar Air Base and Felts Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRZ / ETHF |
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Location: | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'0"N by 9°17'13"E |
Operator/Owner: | Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 566 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRZ |
More Information: | FRZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFF / KSFF |
Airport Name: | Felts Field |
Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°40'59"N by 117°19'21"W |
Area Served: | Spokane, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Spokane City-County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFF |
More Information: | SFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):
- The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
- The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar Air Base 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 1st Battalion left Fritzlar in 1951 and moved to Bad Hersfeld.
- During the Berlin Blockade in 1948/49, Fritzlar Air Base served as radio beacon and emergency airfield on route back to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
- In March 1945 a training squadron of Nachtjagdgeschwader 101 was based in Fritzlar.
- Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In October 1956 the barracks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and renamed Flugplatz Kaserne.
- The barely damaged Luftwaffe airfield were captured by parts of the 9th Infantry Division on 30 March 1945.
- In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".
Facts about Felts Field (SFF):
- The airport has two hard surface runways and one runway on the Spokane River.
- The furthest airport from Felts Field (SFF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Felts Field (SFF) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SFF.
- Felts Field (SFF) has 3 runways.
- On November 29, 2003, an Ameriflight LLC cargo aircraft crashed on approach while attempting to land on runway 21R at Felts Field using ILS.
- Felts Field covers an area of 416 acres at an elevation of 1,957 feet above mean sea level.