Nonstop flight route between Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Ellensburg, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Bowers Field (ELN), Ellensburg, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,251 miles (or 8,451 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 Bowers 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 Munich Airport and Bowers Field. 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: | ELN / KELN |
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Location: | Ellensburg, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°1'59"N by 120°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Ellensburg, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Kittitas County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1764 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELN |
More Information: | ELN Maps & Info |
Facts about Munich Airport (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.
- 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.
- Terminal 1 is the older terminal and commenced operation when the airport was opened on 17 May 1992.
- The terminal is operated by Terminal-2-Betriebsgesellschaft, which is owned by Flughafen München GmbH and Lufthansa.
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- Terminal 2 has two main departure level, 04 and 05 and additional bus gates on the lower level 03.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- A third runway would increase the number schedulable aircraft movements per hour from 90 to 120.
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- Munich Airport, is the international airport of Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria in Germany.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
Facts about Bowers Field (ELN):
- The furthest airport from Bowers Field (ELN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Bowers Field (ELN) has 2 runways.
- The airfield was established in 1943 as Ellensburg Army Airfield and manned by the 302d Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Bowers Field", another name for ELN is "(former Ellensburg Army Airfield)".
- Military use ended in February 1945, and the airfield was turned over to War Assets Administration for subsequent transfer to Kittitas County for development into a civil airport.
- Bowers Field is named in honor of Ensign Keith Bowers, the first man from Kittitas County killed in World War II.
- The closest airport to Bowers Field (ELN) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of ELN.
- Today, large numbers of former aircraft dispersal areas are still maintained, along with an extensive system of taxiways with what appear to be modern aircraft shelters.