Nonstop flight route between Aachen, Germany and Quetta, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), Aachen, Germany and Quetta International Airport (UET), Quetta, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,380 miles (or 5,440 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 Merzbrück Airfield and Quetta International 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 Merzbrück Airfield and Quetta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Merzbrück Airfield (AAH):

• Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Merzbrück Airfield", another name for AAH is "Flugplatz Merzbrück".
• Because of Merzbrück Airfield's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Merzbrück Airfield 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 closest airport to Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AAH.
• In January 1945, as a result of the Western Allied invasion of Germany, United States Army forces moved though the Aachen area and captured Merzbrück Airport about 29 January.
• The furthest airport from Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,937 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• With the outbreak of World War II, Merzbrück was used by the Luftwaffe, with IV./LG 1 and I./St.G.
• There is no scheduled traffic at the airfield.

Facts about Quetta International Airport (UET):

• Because of Quetta International Airport's high elevation of 5,267 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UET. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UET a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Quetta International Airport is the fourth highest airport as well as the second largest airport in province of Balochistan.
• The furthest airport from Quetta International Airport (UET) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Quetta International Airport (meaning Quetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Quetta International Airport", another name for UET is "کوئٹہ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا ; د کوټی نړیوال هوایی ډګر".
• The closest airport to Quetta International Airport (UET) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) NW of UET.
• Quetta International Airport (UET) has 2 runways.