Nonstop flight route between Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN), Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,282 miles (or 6,892 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 Mainz Finthen Airport and Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC 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 Mainz Finthen Airport and Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QMZ / EDFZ |
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Location: | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'8"N by 8°8'47"E |
Area Served: | Mainz, Germany |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from QMZ |
More Information: | QMZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YDN / CYDN |
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Location: | Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°6'5"N by 100°3'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Dauphin Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 999 feet (304 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YDN |
More Information: | YDN Maps & Info |
Facts about Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ):
- Since the withdrawal of the United States Army, the airfield has been operated by the Mainz Aviation Club beginning in 1994, and on 1 August 2008, turned over to a commercial airport operator.
- In addition to the airfield operations, Mainz Finthen offers instructional training for helicopters, ultralight aircraft and gyrocopters.
- The furthest airport from Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,959 miles (19,246 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) has 2 runways.
- The airport was taken over by the French military in July 1945, and engineers moved in to clear the wartime wreckage and rebuild the facility.
- In addition to being known as "Mainz Finthen Airport", other names for QMZ include "Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen" and "Advanced Landing Ground Y-64".
- Because of Mainz Finthen Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Mainz Finthen 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 United States Army operates a Radar station at the airport.
- The closest airport to Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) is Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of QMZ.
- Originally named Fliegerhorst Ober-Olm, the airfield was built as a Luftwaffe military airfield, which opened in 1939.
Facts about Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN):
- Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,608 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) is Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) S of YDN.
- In addition to being known as "Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport", another name for YDN is "Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport)".
- Because of Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport's relatively low elevation of 999 feet, planes can take off or land at Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC 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.