Nonstop flight route between Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Aurora, Illinois, United States:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), Aurora, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,548 miles (or 7,319 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 Munich Airport and Chicago/Aurora Municipal 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 Munich Airport and Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUC / EDDM |
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Location: | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'14"N by 11°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Munich, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1487 feet (453 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUC |
More Information: | MUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUZ / KARR |
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Location: | Aurora, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°46'18"N by 88°28'32"W |
Area Served: | Chicago / Aurora |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 712 feet (217 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUZ |
More Information: | AUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- Naming the airport by its full name "Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß" is fairly uncommon.
- Terminal 1 currently handles all flights from airlines that are not members of Star Alliance.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- Construction for the satellite building has started in 2012 and will be completed by 2015.
- While according to ICAO Regulations the new runway would have to be named 08L/26R, it is currently assigned the working title 09/27 in all plans.
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- The airport commenced operation on 17 May 1992, when operations moved from the former site at Munich-Riem Airport, which was closed shortly before midnight on the day before.
Facts about Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ):
- The closest airport to Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) is DuPage Airport (DPA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of AUZ.
- Because of Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 712 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago/Aurora Municipal 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 furthest airport from Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,047 miles (17,778 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport", another name for AUZ is "ARR".