Nonstop flight route between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States and Salzburg, Austria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States and Salzburg Airport (SZG), Salzburg, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,485 miles (or 7,219 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 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport and Salzburg 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 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport and Salzburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO):

• The Kalamazoo Airport's 1958 terminal had two jetways and housed the air traffic control tower.
• Because of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 874 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International 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.
• Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,993 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Western Michigan University College of Aviation, founded in 1939, used the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport as a base for its flight school until 1997.
• The closest airport to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ENE of AZO.
• In 1982 the Core Council decided that the City of Kalamazoo should no longer bear the full cost of operating the airport, and in 1984, the City transferred ownership to the County of Kalamazoo.

Facts about Salzburg Airport (SZG):

• Salzburg Airport (SZG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Salzburg Airport (SZG) is Linz Airport (LNZ), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of SZG.
• The main building features 26 check-in desks, several service counters, some shops and restaurants and a visitors terrace.
• On 1 August 1958, a control tower was put into operation after a 15-month construction period and a new terminal was opened in 1966.
• The furthest airport from Salzburg Airport (SZG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In spring 2014 the airport's home carrier Austrian Airlines announced the closure of their ticketing and service counters at Salzburg Airport due to decreasing demand, additional services will be instead provided directly at the check-in counters.
• In addition to being known as "Salzburg Airport", another name for SZG is "Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart".