Nonstop flight route between Easter Island, Chile and Breda, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mataveri International Airport (IPC), Easter Island, Chile and Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ), Breda, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,695 miles (or 13,994 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 Mataveri International Airport and Gilze-Rijen Air Base, 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 Mataveri International Airport and Gilze-Rijen Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mataveri International Airport (IPC):

• Because of Mataveri International Airport's relatively low elevation of 227 feet, planes can take off or land at Mataveri 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 closest airport to Mataveri International Airport (IPC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 1,615 miles (2,599 kilometers) W of IPC.
• The furthest airport from Mataveri International Airport (IPC) is Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), which is nearly antipodal to Mataveri International Airport (meaning Mataveri International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jaisalmer Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Jaisalmer, India.
• In addition to being known as "Mataveri International Airport", another name for IPC is "Isla de Pascua Airport".
• Mataveri International Airport (IPC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport's single runway is 3,318 m long.

Facts about Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ):

• Because of Gilze-Rijen Air Base's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Gilze-Rijen Air Base 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.
• Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) has 2 runways.
• In 1995, as a part of a large scale reorganistaion within the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the fighter aircraft were moved from Gilze-Rijen, and instead the base became the home of Bolkow BO-105 helicopters.
• In 1940, the airfield came under heavy attack from the German Luftwaffe, who later took control of the base and expanded it for their own use.
• The closest airport to Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of GLZ.
• In 1946, the Royal Netherlands Air Force resumed operations from the airfield, using it as a training base for pilots and air traffic controllers.
• The furthest airport from Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,146 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Gilze-Rijen Air Base", another name for GLZ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-77)".