Nonstop flight route between Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,797 miles (or 9,330 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Guerrero Negro 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Guerrero Negro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• During he 1960s, the regular scheduled services were restored.
• During the period 1979−1982, the buildings housing the State Aviation Service and the meteorological service were modernised.
• With the airport becoming more crowded due to holiday flights, it was decided to join the two existing passenger halls together.
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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 airport was appointed as an alternative airport for flights bound for Amsterdam/Schiphol, in 1948.
• In 1977, a new passenger terminal opened and more parking space for cars was constructed.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• During World War II, between 1940 and 1945, the airport was occupied by the German Military.

Facts about Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB):

• Because of Guerrero Negro Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Guerrero Negro 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.
• Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Guerrero Negro Airport", other names for GUB include "Aeropuerto Nacional de Guerrero Negro" and "MM58".
• The furthest airport from Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,842 miles (19,058 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) is Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) NNE of GUB.