Nonstop flight route between Kalispell, Montana, United States and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), Kalispell, Montana, United States and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,719 miles (or 7,594 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 Glacier Park International 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 Glacier Park International 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 Glacier Park International Airport (FCA):

• Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Glacier Park International Airport", another name for FCA is "GPI".
• Glacier International was announced by the FAA as one of the control towers losing funding March 22, 2012 leaving arrivals and departures to pilot control and communication.
• The furthest airport from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,533 miles (16,951 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Glacier Park International Airport handled 355,928 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) N of FCA.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.
• The instrument landing system for runway 21 was upgraded to category III in 2008, which allows landings in very low visibility conditions.
• 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.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• An ILS system, which allows landings in poor weather, was built in 1967, for runway 22 only.
• Around 1980 the airport changed its name to "Maastricht Airport".
• 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.
• 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 field was built in less than 2 months and was operational on 22 March 1945, and was designated Y-44.