Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Mao, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Mao Airport (AMO), Mao, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,523 miles (or 4,060 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 Spangdahlem Air Base and Mao 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 Spangdahlem Air Base and Mao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMO / FTTU |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Mao, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'47"N by 15°18'54"E |
Area Served: | Mao |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1165 feet (355 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMO |
More Information: | AMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- On 1 January 1969, the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, located at nearby Bitburg Air Base, assumed operational control of Spangdahlem, becoming a dual-based wing.
- The initial USAF military presence began on 1 September 1952 with the arrival of the 7352d Air Base Squadron on 1 September 1952 from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base near Munich.
- In November 2005, the first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft arrived at Spangdahlem.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- 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.
- Provides four fully capable U.S.
- 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.
- With the departure of the 49 TFW, the 7149th Air Base Group was activated to serve as a caretaker unit for a number of support organizations that remained behind after the departure of the 49 TFW.
- 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.
Facts about Mao Airport (AMO):
- In addition to being known as "Mao Airport", another name for AMO is "Mao Airport (Mao)".
- The closest airport to Mao Airport (AMO) is Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of AMO.
- The furthest airport from Mao Airport (AMO) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Mao Airport (meaning Mao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- Mao Airport (AMO) currently has only 1 runway.