Nonstop flight route between Mataram, Indonesia and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selaparang Airport (AMI), Mataram, Indonesia and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,558 miles (or 12,164 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 Selaparang Airport and Maastricht Aachen 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 Selaparang Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Selaparang Airport (AMI):

• All demountable facilities were removed to Bandara Internasional Lombok at the time of cessation of operations at Selaparang.
• Selaparang Airport (AMI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Selaparang Airport, was the sole airport serving the island of Lombok and the city of Mataram, the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia up until its closure on 30 September 2011.
• The furthest airport from Selaparang Airport (AMI) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Selaparang Airport (meaning Selaparang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
• Because of Selaparang Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Selaparang 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.
• In addition to being known as "Selaparang Airport", another name for AMI is "Bandar Udara Internasional".
• In February 2012, PT Angkasa Pura I has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Merukh Enterprise for utilizing the airport as aircraft maintenance area.
• The closest airport to Selaparang Airport (AMI) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) SE of AMI.
• Indonesian airports frequently levy taxes upon departing passengers.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• The closest airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MST.
• The late 1950s and early 1960s brought significant expansion in commercial operations at the airport.
• Substantial investments in the airport infrastructure have been made since the privatization.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• The runway was 5,565 feet and reinforced with pierced steel planks.
• Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• After the allied invasion of Normandy, the USAAF Ninth Air Force, specifically the IX Engineer Command, was tasked with constructing temporary airfields close to the advancing front.
• In 1973 the airport was expanded again to handle bigger aircraft.
• Because of Maastricht Aachen Airport's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Maastricht Aachen 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.