Nonstop flight route between Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mili Airport (MIJ), Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,411 miles (or 13,535 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 Mili 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 Mili Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIJ / MLIP |
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| Location: | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°5'5"N by 171°43'53"E |
| Area Served: | Mili, Mili Atoll |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIJ |
| More Information: | MIJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MST / EHBK |
| Airport Name: | Maastricht Aachen Airport |
| Location: | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'56"N by 5°46'36"E |
| Area Served: | Maastricht, Netherlands Aachen, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Maastricht Aachen Airport BV |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 375 feet (114 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MST |
| More Information: | MST Maps & Info |
Facts about Mili Airport (MIJ):
- In addition to being known as "Mili Airport", another name for MIJ is "1Q9".
- Because of Mili Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Mili 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.
- Mili Airport (MIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mili Airport (MIJ) is Enejit Airport (EJT), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) E of MIJ.
- The furthest airport from Mili Airport (MIJ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,997 miles (19,307 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
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.
- The field was built in less than 2 months and was operational on 22 March 1945, and was designated Y-44.
- Substantial investments in the airport infrastructure have been made since the privatization.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1946, the service was taken over by KLM, using DC-3 Dakotas.
- An ILS system, which allows landings in poor weather, was built in 1967, for runway 22 only.
