Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,917 miles (or 7,912 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Mainz Finthen 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Mainz Finthen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Colby, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Colby | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CBK | 
| More Information: | CBK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QMZ / EDFZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'8"N by 8°8'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Mainz, Germany | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QMZ | 
| More Information: | QMZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
Facts about Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ):
- From Ober-Olm JG 52 and 76 were involved in the air fighting during the Battle of France, both units moving west along with the advancing German forces.
- The closest airport to Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) is Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of QMZ.
- Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Mainz Finthen Airport", other names for QMZ include "Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen" and "Advanced Landing Ground Y-64".
- Because of Mainz Finthen Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Mainz Finthen 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.
- Mainz Finthen Airport.
- The furthest airport from Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,959 miles (19,246 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.




