Nonstop flight route between Cumberland, Maryland, United States and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland, United States and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,955 miles (or 6,364 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 Greater Cumberland Regional 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 Greater Cumberland Regional 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 Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE):

• Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) has 2 runways.
• The airport has not had service from a major airline since US Airways Express carrier Air Midwest left in September 2001.
• Because of Greater Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Cumberland Regional 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.
• Greater Cumberland Regional Airport is a public airport in the town of Wiley Ford in Mineral County, West Virginia.
• Currently National Road Autosport holds Autocross events at the airport on a monthly basis.
• The closest airport to Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of CBE.
• The furthest airport from Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of the proximity to the new headquarters, the decision was made to create a temporary airfield between the towns of Beek, Geulle and Ulestraten.
• 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.
• 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 instrument landing system for runway 21 was upgraded to category III in 2008, which allows landings in very low visibility conditions.
• 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.
• Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• The international air traffic control area control centre for EUROCONTROL was built at the airport.