Nonstop flight route between Fullerton, California, United States and Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(33°52'19"N by 117°58'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°58'8"N by 8°8'47"E)
Distance from FUL to QMZ:
5,774.49 miles (9,293.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL), Fullerton, California, United States and Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,774 miles (or 9,293 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton 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: | FUL / KFUL |
| Airport Name: | Fullerton Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fullerton, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°52'19"N by 117°58'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fullerton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUL |
| More Information: | FUL 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 Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL):
- Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1949, Dick Riedel and Midway City, California's Bill Barris of Fullerton Air Service, sponsored by the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, set a world flight endurance record from the airport, keeping their modified Aeronca Sedan, the Sunkist Lady aloft for 1,008 hours and 2 minutes.
- The airport and surrounding areas have seen their share of aircraft accidents.
- The closest airport to Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of FUL.
- Fullerton Municipal Airport, owned and operated by the City of Fullerton, is the last strictly general aviation airfield still operating in Orange County, California.
- The furthest airport from Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Fullerton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Fullerton Municipal 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.
Facts about Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ):
- 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.
- The airport serves the general aviation community, with no commercial airline service available.
- Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Once repaired, the Ninth Air Force 10th Reconnaissance Group moved in, with photo-reconnaissance P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang aircraft to provide forward tactical reconnaissance to Army ground units moving into central Germany.
- In addition to being known as "Mainz Finthen Airport", other names for QMZ include "Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen" and "Advanced Landing Ground Y-64".
- 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.
- Since the withdrawal of the United States Army, the airfield has been operated by the Mainz Aviation Club beginning in 1994, and on 1 August 2008, turned over to a commercial airport operator.
- Originally named Fliegerhorst Ober-Olm, the airfield was built as a Luftwaffe military airfield, which opened in 1939.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.55 miles (16.98 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 10.55 miles (16.98 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 3 | 15.01 miles (24.15 km) SSE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 4 | 15.12 miles (24.34 km) NNW | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 5 | 15.18 miles (24.44 km) W | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 6 | 18.95 miles (30.49 km) NE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 7 | 19.68 miles (31.67 km) SE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 8 | 20.69 miles (33.29 km) W | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 9 | 20.91 miles (33.66 km) ENE | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 10 | 21.19 miles (34.11 km) WSW | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 11 | 23.55 miles (37.90 km) NE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 12 | 25.04 miles (40.29 km) WNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 13 | 25.15 miles (40.48 km) ENE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 14 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) WNW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 15 | 31.16 miles (50.14 km) E | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,480.88 miles (18,476.65 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,470.83 miles (18,460.47 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,458.11 miles (18,440.00 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,455.72 miles (18,436.15 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,346.11 miles (18,259.75 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,228.06 miles (18,069.77 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,220.08 miles (18,056.92 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,186.56 miles (18,002.98 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,063.23 miles (17,804.50 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,056.86 miles (17,794.25 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,052.64 miles (17,787.45 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,037.59 miles (17,763.24 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,026.89 miles (17,746.01 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,018.31 miles (17,732.21 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) NE | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 2 | 19.36 miles (31.15 km) ENE | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.92 miles (52.97 km) SSW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 4 | 38.03 miles (61.20 km) SSE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 5 | 39.24 miles (63.15 km) W | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 6 | 43.67 miles (70.27 km) SW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 7 | 51.13 miles (82.28 km) N | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 8 | 62.20 miles (100.11 km) SSW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 9 | 64.40 miles (103.64 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 10 | 69.81 miles (112.36 km) SW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 11 | 70.31 miles (113.16 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) NW | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 13 | 82.24 miles (132.35 km) S | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 14 | 84.07 miles (135.29 km) ESE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 15 | 89.84 miles (144.58 km) WSW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,959.18 miles (19,246.38 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,574.88 miles (18,627.91 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,570.83 miles (18,621.40 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,570.69 miles (18,621.17 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,570.10 miles (18,620.22 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,563.07 miles (18,608.91 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,561.59 miles (18,606.53 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,560.72 miles (18,605.13 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,553.05 miles (18,592.78 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,545.32 miles (18,580.34 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,536.84 miles (18,566.70 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,535.17 miles (18,564.02 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,526.36 miles (18,549.82 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,509.78 miles (18,523.15 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,505.38 miles (18,516.06 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |