Nonstop flight route between Manistee, Michigan, United States and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL), Manistee, Michigan, United States and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,348 miles (or 6,997 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 Manistee County Blacker Airport and Munich 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 Manistee County Blacker Airport and Munich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL):

• Because of Manistee County Blacker Airport's relatively low elevation of 621 feet, planes can take off or land at Manistee County Blacker 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.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,087 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,735 enplanements in 2009, and 3,413 in 2010.
• Great Lakes Airlines decided not to bid for another two-year service contract to serve as the main airline.
• The furthest airport from Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,094 miles (17,853 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) is Mason County Airport (LDM), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of MBL.

Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):

• Due to security regulations imposed by the European Union, the terminal has been equipped with facilities to handle passengers from countries considered insecure, i.e.
• Naming the airport by its full name "Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß" is fairly uncommon.
• From 1939 to 1992, Munich was served by Munich-Riem Airport.
• Munich Airport is the only location in the entire state of Bavaria where one can shop at Edeka, a supermarket, from 05.30 until midnight every day, including on Sunday.
• The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
• Terminal 1 currently handles all flights from airlines that are not members of Star Alliance.
• Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".