Nonstop flight route between Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States and Graz, Austria:
Departure Airport:
(42°52'50"N by 85°31'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°59'35"N by 15°26'21"E)
Distance from GRR to GRZ:
4,578.20 miles (7,367.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States and Graz Airport (GRZ), Graz, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,578 miles (or 7,368 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Graz 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Graz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRR / KGRR |
| Airport Name: | Gerald R. Ford International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'50"N by 85°31'22"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | Kent County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 794 feet (242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRR |
| More Information: | GRR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRZ / LOWG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Graz, Austria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°59'35"N by 15°26'21"E |
| Area Served: | Graz, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia |
| Operator/Owner: | Grazer Stadwerke AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1115 feet (340 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRZ |
| More Information: | GRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR):
- The first scheduled air service in the United States was between Grand Rapids and Detroit on a Ford-Stout monoplane named Miss Grand Rapids, which started July 26, 1926.
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Park Township Airport (HLM), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) W of GRR.
- In 1959 construction began on the present airport in Cascade Township, several miles east of the original one.
- In 2004 the airport served more than 2 million passengers for the first time in a year.
- Because of Gerald R. Ford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 794 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerald R. Ford International 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 airport is at the intersection of 44th Street and Patterson Avenue.
- The furthest airport from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,165 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Graz Airport (GRZ):
- In early 21st century, the number of passengers exceeded the 750,000-mark and in 2004 is just below 900,000.
- The closest airport to Graz Airport (GRZ) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of GRZ.
- In addition to being known as "Graz Airport", another name for GRZ is "Flughafen Graz".
- Graz Airport consists of one modern passenger terminal building which features some shops, restaurants and service counters.
- The airport is within walking distance of Flughafen Graz-Feldkirchen railway station, which lies on the Graz to Spielfeld-Straß line.
- Graz Airport (GRZ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Graz Airport (GRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.91 miles (52.96 km) W | Park Township Airport (HLM) | Holland, Michigan, United States |     |
| 2 | 41.10 miles (66.15 km) WNW | Muskegon County Airport (MKG) | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | |
| 3 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL) | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | |
| 4 | 44.65 miles (71.85 km) S | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | |
| 5 | 47.98 miles (77.22 km) E | Capital Region International Airport (LAN) | Lansing, Michigan, United States | |
| 6 | 51.99 miles (83.67 km) NE | Gratiot Community Airport (AMN) | Alma, Michigan, United States | |
| 7 | 58.16 miles (93.60 km) N | Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | |
| 8 | 64.67 miles (104.07 km) NE | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | |
| 9 | 68.98 miles (111.01 km) SE | Jackson County Airport (JXN) | Jackson, Michigan, United States | |
| 10 | 69.41 miles (111.71 km) SW | Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH) | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States | |
| 11 | 70.42 miles (113.33 km) N | Nartron Field (RCT) | Reed City, Michigan, United States | |
| 12 | 80.33 miles (129.28 km) SSW | Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE) | Niles, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 83.92 miles (135.05 km) SSW | Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI) | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 85.50 miles (137.60 km) ENE | MBS International Airport (MBS) | Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States | |
| 15 | 86.94 miles (139.91 km) NNW | Mason County Airport (LDM) | Ludington, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,165.30 miles (17,968.77 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,141.54 miles (17,930.52 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,129.20 miles (17,910.67 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,116.13 miles (17,889.63 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,073.67 miles (17,821.31 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,064.64 miles (17,806.77 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,053.03 miles (17,788.09 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,042.31 miles (17,770.83 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,035.28 miles (17,759.52 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,008.73 miles (17,716.78 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,950.27 miles (17,622.70 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,914.20 miles (17,564.66 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,912.41 miles (17,561.78 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,900.16 miles (17,542.07 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,843.36 miles (17,450.65 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.35 miles (60.10 km) SSE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 2 | 57.45 miles (92.45 km) WSW | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 3 | 70.69 miles (113.77 km) SW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 84.01 miles (135.19 km) ESE | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| 5 | 91.44 miles (147.15 km) SSE | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 6 | 93.48 miles (150.43 km) NE | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 7 | 103.64 miles (166.80 km) NW | Linz Airport (LNZ) | Linz, Austria | |
| 8 | 115.95 miles (186.60 km) NE | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 123.55 miles (198.83 km) SW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 10 | 126.67 miles (203.85 km) WNW | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| 11 | 129.58 miles (208.54 km) SSW | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 12 | 136.47 miles (219.63 km) SW | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 13 | 150.59 miles (242.34 km) WSW | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 14 | 158.12 miles (254.47 km) NE | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 159.80 miles (257.17 km) W | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,819.96 miles (19,022.34 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,384.97 miles (18,322.29 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,371.73 miles (18,300.98 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,371.05 miles (18,299.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,347.97 miles (18,262.74 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,345.69 miles (18,259.07 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,340.08 miles (18,250.04 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,323.21 miles (18,222.90 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,308.76 miles (18,199.65 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,308.35 miles (18,198.98 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,307.82 miles (18,198.12 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,307.34 miles (18,197.36 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,300.75 miles (18,186.75 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,290.79 miles (18,170.72 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,275.72 miles (18,146.46 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |