Nonstop flight route between Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Meizhou, Guangdong, China:
Departure Airport:
![Get maps and more information about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base Get airport maps and more information about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base](images/takeoff-icon.gif)
Arrival Airport:
![Get maps and more information about Meixian Airport Get airport maps and more information about Meixian Airport](images/landing-icon.gif)
Distance from FEL to MXZ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- FEL Airport Information
- MXZ Airport Information
- Facts about FEL
- Facts about MXZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to FEL
- List of Nearest Airports to FEL
- Map of Furthest Airports from FEL
- List of Furthest Airports from FEL
- Map of Nearest Airports to MXZ
- List of Nearest Airports to MXZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from MXZ
- List of Furthest Airports from MXZ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany and Meixian Airport (MXZ), Meizhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,616 miles (or 9,038 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 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Meixian 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 Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base and Meixian Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Unified Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1703 feet (519 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FEL |
More Information: | FEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXZ / ZGMX |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'0"N by 116°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXZ |
More Information: | MXZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- When the Allied Forces moved in to take possession of the field in late April, they found that Prisoners of War and townspeople had looted until they left a deserted installation.
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 9 July 1952 the activated Air National Guard 117th TRW was released from active duty.
- The furthest airport from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Allied reprisal bombing began to desolate many German cities in 1944 and in October the Luftwaffe leaders rushed work to extend the Air Base's runways long enough for fighter aircraft takeoffs.
- On 20 January 1950, the 36th FW was redesignated as a Fighter-Bomber Wing when 89 Republic F-84E "Thunderjets" arrived.
Facts about Meixian Airport (MXZ):
- Meixian Airport (MXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Meixian Airport", other names for MXZ include "梅县机场" and "Méixiàn Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Meixian Airport (meaning Meixian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MXZ.