Nonstop flight route between Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Midland, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF), Midland, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,236 miles (or 8,427 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 Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield, 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 Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield. 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: | MAF / KMAF |
Airport Name: | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield |
Location: | Midland, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'32"N by 102°12'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Midland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2871 feet (875 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAF |
More Information: | MAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):
- In 1981, a development plan for the airport recommended constructing a 3,500m east–west runway to facilitate growth in cargo operations, particularly during the night hours.
- The field was built in less than 2 months and was operational on 22 March 1945, and was designated Y-44.
- 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.
- As Nazi Germany was rapidly collapsing, the front was already well into Germany by the time the field was ready, and no direct combat sorties were operated from Y-44.
- In 1973 the airport was expanded again to handle bigger aircraft.
- 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 Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation is also located on 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.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF):
- The furthest airport from Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,209 miles (18,038 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- By the 1990s several of the new-entrant carriers had pulled out and most of the remaining airlines had downgraded to regional jets.
- Midland International Airport is a city-owned airport nine miles southwest of Midland, a city in Midland County, Texas, northeast of Odessa.
- The closest airport to Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) is Midland Airpark (MDD), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of MAF.
- Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) has 4 runways.
- Midland Army Air Field was home to the Army Air Forces Bombardier School, one of a dozen bombardier-training schools.
- Prominent businessmen in Midland could foresee the possibility of a military base in West Texas and in 1940 they started promoting the airport for use as a training base to the military establishment in Washington.
- The terminal had a scalloped roofline, allowing a column-free interior.