Nonstop flight route between Maputo, Mozambique and Nuremberg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maputo International Airport (MPM), Maputo, Mozambique and Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,376 miles (or 8,652 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 Maputo International Airport and Nuremberg 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 Maputo International Airport and Nuremberg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maputo International Airport (MPM):

• The closest airport to Maputo International Airport (MPM) is Matsapha Airport (MTS), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WSW of MPM.
• The furthest airport from Maputo International Airport (MPM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,790 miles (18,974 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Maputo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at Maputo International 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.
• Maputo International Airport (MPM) has 2 runways.
• Maputo International Airport handled 668,706 passengers last year.

Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Nuremberg Airport is the international airport of the Franconian metropolitan area of Nuremberg and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria.
• In 1987, Cargo Center Nuremberg was put into operation.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The Deutsche Flugsicherung, who is in charge of air traffic control for Germany, moved into the 48-meter high tower in November 1998.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• The apron was enlarged in 1977 and in 1981 a new passenger terminal with an observation deck and a restaurant replaced the building used up to that point.
• Nuremberg Airport was the first newly constructed airport in Germany after World War II.
• Since July 2009, the runway is being refurbished gradually in several phases.
• Nuremberg Airport also serves as a center for the air rescue services Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V and HDM Flugservice who are operating a rescue helicopter and an intensive care helicopter, respectively.