Nonstop flight route between Lynchburg, Virginia, United States and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH), Lynchburg, Virginia, United States and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,079 miles (or 6,564 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 Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH):

• Lynchburg Regional Airport covers an area of 872 acres at an elevation of 938 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,601 miles (18,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lynchburg Regional Airport, also known as Preston Glenn Field, is a public use airport in Campbell County, Virginia, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Lynchburg Regional Airport", another name for LYH is "Preston Glenn Field".
• Because of Lynchburg Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 938 feet, planes can take off or land at Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) is Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) W of LYH.
• Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) has 2 runways.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• An ILS system, which allows landings in poor weather, was built in 1967, for runway 22 only.
• 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 1973 the airport was expanded again to handle bigger aircraft.
• Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• Plans for an airport in southern Limburg date back as far as 1919, with various locations being considered.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Around 1980 the airport changed its name to "Maastricht Airport".
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.