Nonstop flight route between Abau, Papua New Guinea and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abau Airport (ABW), Abau, Papua New Guinea and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,814 miles (or 14,184 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 Abau Airport and Munich 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 Abau Airport and Munich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABW / | 
| Airport Name: | Abau Airport | 
| Location: | Abau, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'1"S by 148°41'59"E | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ABW | 
| More Information: | ABW Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Abau Airport (ABW):
- The furthest airport from Abau Airport (ABW) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,873 miles (19,108 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
 - Because of Abau Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Abau 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 closest airport to Abau Airport (ABW) is Agaun Airport (AUP), which is located 49 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of ABW.
 
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
 - The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising and is named in memory of the former Bavarian Prime minister Franz Josef Strauss.
 - 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.
 - Construction for the satellite building has started in 2012 and will be completed by 2015.
 - The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
 - Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
 - In August 2007, the airport operator applied for a planning permission from the government of Upper Bavaria.
 - Naming the airport by its full name "Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß" is fairly uncommon.
 - Terminal 2 commenced operation on 29 June 2003.
 - From 1939 to 1992, Munich was served by Munich-Riem Airport.
 
