Nonstop flight route between Maribor, Slovenia and Galveston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), Maribor, Slovenia and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,648 miles (or 9,089 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 Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, 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 Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX):

• In addition to being known as "Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport", another name for MBX is "Letališče Edvarda Rusjana Maribor".
• The closest airport to Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) is Graz Airport (GRZ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of MBX.
• The airport's new Terminal, costing some 15 million Euros, was opened on 21 November 2012.
• Maribor Airport, which is close to the A1 and right next to the A4 motorway, is easily accessed by road.
• On 8 March 2007 Ryanair announced that it would commence service between London-Stansted and Maribor in June 2007 three times weekly.
• The furthest airport from Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport's relatively low elevation of 876 feet, planes can take off or land at Maribor Edvard Rusjan 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.
• Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) has 2 runways.

Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):

• The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In January 1943, Galveston AAFld.
• Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
• In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
• The airport's Master Plan considers the potential return of commercial airline service as well as the increasing trend of corporate aircraft and oil industry helicopter activity.
• The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
• Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.