Nonstop flight route between Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Binaka Airport (GNS), Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,971 miles (or 9,609 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 Binaka Airport and Munich 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 Binaka Airport and Munich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Binaka Airport (GNS):

• Because of Binaka Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Binaka 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.
• Binaka Airport (GNS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Binaka Airport (GNS) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is nearly antipodal to Binaka Airport (meaning Binaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Eloy Alfaro International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Manta, Manabí, Ecuador.
• The closest airport to Binaka Airport (GNS) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) E of GNS.
• In addition to being known as "Binaka Airport", another name for GNS is "Bandar Udara Binaka".

Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):

• Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
• A third runway would increase the number schedulable aircraft movements per hour from 90 to 120.
• In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
• Naming the airport by its full name "Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß" is fairly uncommon.
• The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising and is named in memory of the former Bavarian Prime minister Franz Josef Strauss.
• The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Terminal 1 is the older terminal and commenced operation when the airport was opened on 17 May 1992.
• Munich Airport, is the international airport of Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria in Germany.
• Construction for the satellite building has started in 2012 and will be completed by 2015.
• The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
• Terminal 2 commenced operation on 29 June 2003.
• Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.