Nonstop flight route between Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX), Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,481 miles (or 13,648 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport and Maastricht Aachen 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX):

• East Kimberley Regional Airport handled 86,955 passengers last year.
• Because of East Kimberley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at East Kimberley Regional 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 East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Argyle Downs Airport (AGY), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of KNX.
• Officially known and signposted as East Kimberley Regional Airport, it is more commonly referred to locally as Kununurra Airport an airport in Kununurra, Western Australia.
• East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• The furthest airport from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1946, the service was taken over by KLM, using DC-3 Dakotas.
• The closest airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MST.
• The first unit to be based at the field was the 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, flying the F-6, a reconnaissance version of the P-51 Mustang.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• The international air traffic control area control centre for EUROCONTROL was built at the airport.
• Because of Maastricht Aachen Airport's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Maastricht Aachen 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.
• In July 2004, a 100% share in the airport was acquired by OmDV, a consortium of airport investment company Omniport and the construction company Dura Vermeer, making it the first fully privatised airport in the Netherlands.
• Around 1980 the airport changed its name to "Maastricht Airport".
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.