Nonstop flight route between Erzurum, Turkey and Atwater, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erzurum Airport (ERZ), Erzurum, Turkey and Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,969 miles (or 11,216 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 Erzurum Airport and Castle 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 Erzurum Airport and Castle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERZ / LTCE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Erzurum, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°57'19"N by 41°10'9"E | 
| Area Served: | Erzurum, Turkey | 
| Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administrations) / Turkish Air Force Command | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ERZ | 
| More Information: | ERZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MER / KMER | 
| Airport Name: | Castle Airport | 
| Location: | Atwater, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MER | 
| More Information: | MER Maps & Info | 
Facts about Erzurum Airport (ERZ):
- Erzurum Airport (ERZ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Erzurum Airport", another name for ERZ is "Erzurum Havalimanı".
- The furthest airport from Erzurum Airport (ERZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Erzurum Airport (ERZ) is Muş Airport (MSR), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SSE of ERZ.
Facts about Castle Airport (MER):
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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 Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- EPA investigations have been completed at multiple areas of contamination including landfills, discharge areas, chemical disposal areas, fire training areas, fuel spill areas, and polychlorinated biphenyl spill areas.
- The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport is located at the former Castle Air Force Base which closed in 1995.




