Nonstop flight route between Flores, El Petén, Guatemala and Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS), Flores, El Petén, Guatemala and Volkel Air Base (UDE), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,539 miles (or 8,915 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 Mundo Maya International Airport and Volkel Air Base, 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 Mundo Maya International Airport and Volkel Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRS / MGTK |
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Location: | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°54'50"N by 89°51'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 387 feet (118 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRS |
More Information: | FRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDE / EHVK |
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Location: | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°39'25"N by 5°41'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UDE |
More Information: | UDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS):
- The closest airport to Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) is Big Creek Airport (BGK), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) ESE of FRS.
- Because of Mundo Maya International Airport's relatively low elevation of 387 feet, planes can take off or land at Mundo Maya International Airport 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.
- Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mundo Maya International Airport", another name for FRS is "MGMM".
- The furthest airport from Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,883 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Volkel Air Base (UDE):
- In addition to being known as "Volkel Air Base", other names for UDE include "Vliegbasis Volkel" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-80)".
- The closest airport to Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Weeze Airport (NRN), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of UDE.
- The airport has two parallel runways, both in the 06/24 direction, and both being just over 3,020 metres long.
- Volkel Air Base (UDE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Volkel Air Base is one of several military airfields in the Netherlands, and one of the three major operational bases of the RNLAF, the other two being Leeuwarden Air Base and Gilze-Rijen Air Base.
- When later that year the south of the Netherlands was liberated, the Royal Air Force took control of the airfield.
- Because of Volkel Air Base's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Volkel 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.