Nonstop flight route between Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,892 miles (or 7,873 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport and Esler 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport and Esler Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MST / EHBK |
Airport Name: | Maastricht Aachen Airport |
Location: | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'56"N by 5°46'36"E |
Area Served: | Maastricht, Netherlands Aachen, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Maastricht Aachen Airport BV |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 375 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MST |
More Information: | MST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESF / KESF |
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Location: | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°23'41"N by 92°17'44"W |
Area Served: | Central Louisiana |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESF |
More Information: | ESF Maps & Info |
Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):
- Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
- Substantial investments in the airport infrastructure have been made since the privatization.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 14 May 1985, Pope John Paul II held an open air mass for 50,000 people at the airport, as part of his visit to the Netherlands.
- The Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation is also located on the airport.
- The furthest airport from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Maastricht Aachen Airport's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Maastricht Aachen 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.
- The international air traffic control area control centre for EUROCONTROL was built at the airport.
- The closest airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MST.
- Around 1980 the airport changed its name to "Maastricht Airport".
Facts about Esler Field (ESF):
- Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field 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.
- After World War I in 1919 the Army had abandoned Camp Beauregard and turned the property over to the state of Louisiana, which returned it to the United States, however interest in the military utilization of Camp Beauregard increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.
- In late 1943, Esler was again reassigned within Third Air Force, to the I Tactical Air Division, to become a close air support training field.
- The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In December 1942, the mission was changed to training Reconnaissance units, and Esler was reassigned directly to Third Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".
- The airport covers an area of 2,161 acres at an elevation of 112 feet above mean sea level.
- About 60 percent of the airport's operations are military and the rest are civilian.
- The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
- Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.