Nonstop flight route between Maripasoula, French Guiana and Stockholm, Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maripasoula Airport (MPY), Maripasoula, French Guiana and Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), Stockholm, Sweden 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 Maripasoula Airport and Stockholm Arlanda 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 Maripasoula Airport and Stockholm Arlanda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maripasoula Airport (MPY):

• The furthest airport from Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Maripasoula Airport (meaning Maripasoula Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,930 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
• Because of Maripasoula Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Maripasoula 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 Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NW of MPY.
• Maripasoula Airport (MPY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN):

• The airport was first used in 1959, but only for practice flights.
• Oxford Aviation Academy has a flight simulator center for some of the most common airliners of today at Arlanda.
• Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,187 miles (18,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Stockholm Arlanda Airport", another name for ARN is "Stockholm-Arlanda flygplats".
• Since its opening Stockholm Arlanda has always managed to continue its operations during heavy snowfall and difficult weather.
• Buses operated by Upplands Lokaltrafik travel between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Uppsala as well as Enköping to the west.
• The closest airport to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) S of ARN.
• It is possible to use the Stockholm commuter rail service between Uppsala C and central and southern Stockholm.
• Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the largest of the four major airports located in or near Stockholm to the south and Stockholm-Västerås located in the city of Västerås about 100 kilometres to the west).
• Because of Stockholm Arlanda Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockholm Arlanda 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.