Nonstop flight route between Spangdahlem, Germany and Humera, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(49°58'32"N by 6°41'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°49'49"N by 36°52'54"E)
Distance from SPM to HUE:
3,020.05 miles (4,860.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany and Humera Airport (HUE), Humera, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,020 miles (or 4,860 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 Humera 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 Humera 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | HUE / HAHU |
| Airport Name: | Humera Airport |
| Location: | Humera, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°49'49"N by 36°52'54"E |
| Area Served: | Humera, Ethiopia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUE |
| More Information: | HUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):
- Upon its arrival at Spangdahlem AB, the 10 TRW operated Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star for daylight aerial recon and the Douglas RB-26C Invader for night recon missions.
- On 10 May 1953 the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to Spangdahlem AB from Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France.
- The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
- In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
- 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.
- 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.
- The wing supports the Supreme Allied Commander Europe with mission-ready personnel and systems providing expeditionary air power.
- The 39 TEWS returned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 1 January 1973.
Facts about Humera Airport (HUE):
- The furthest airport from Humera Airport (HUE) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is nearly antipodal to Humera Airport (meaning Humera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raroia Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,759 kilometers) away in Raroia, French Polynesia.
- Humera's current airport opened in July 2009.
- The closest airport to Humera Airport (HUE) is Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) SSE of HUE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.24 miles (10.05 km) WSW | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 25.27 miles (40.67 km) E | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.80 miles (52.79 km) SW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 4 | 54.64 miles (87.94 km) SE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 55.75 miles (89.72 km) SSE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 6 | 60.64 miles (97.59 km) ESE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 7 | 61.61 miles (99.16 km) SSE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 62.73 miles (100.95 km) NNW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 9 | 64.40 miles (103.64 km) E | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 10 | 64.55 miles (103.88 km) NNE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 11 | 71.77 miles (115.51 km) NW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 12 | 71.83 miles (115.59 km) SSW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 13 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) E | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 14 | 73.90 miles (118.92 km) NNW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 76.53 miles (123.17 km) NNW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,985.60 miles (19,288.91 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,632.12 miles (18,720.03 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,625.76 miles (18,709.80 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,623.76 miles (18,706.58 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,620.34 miles (18,701.07 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,617.52 miles (18,696.55 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,612.95 miles (18,689.18 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,609.90 miles (18,684.28 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,593.20 miles (18,657.40 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,588.13 miles (18,649.24 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,580.45 miles (18,636.88 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,567.60 miles (18,616.20 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,566.80 miles (18,614.92 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,560.82 miles (18,605.29 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.88 miles (157.51 km) SSE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 101.16 miles (162.80 km) NW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 3 | 113.75 miles (183.06 km) NNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) E | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 151.45 miles (243.73 km) SW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 6 | 154.37 miles (248.43 km) SSE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) NE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 179.80 miles (289.35 km) E | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) SE | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 209.73 miles (337.53 km) NE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 11 | 248.62 miles (400.11 km) SSE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 269.23 miles (433.28 km) SE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 305.68 miles (491.95 km) SSW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 313.75 miles (504.93 km) WNW | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 15 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) NW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,277.77 miles (19,759.11 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,242.93 miles (19,703.04 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,234.58 miles (19,689.60 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,234.05 miles (19,688.75 km) SW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,222.49 miles (19,670.14 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,208.05 miles (19,646.90 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,185.80 miles (19,611.10 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,182.98 miles (19,606.55 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,146.15 miles (19,547.29 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,109.96 miles (19,489.05 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,055.61 miles (19,401.58 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,042.07 miles (19,379.79 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,962.65 miles (19,251.97 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,934.07 miles (19,205.98 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,927.70 miles (19,195.72 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |