Nonstop flight route between Maripasoula, French Guiana and Zweibrücken, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maripasoula Airport (MPY), Maripasoula, French Guiana and Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), Zweibrücken, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,760 miles (or 7,661 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 Zweibrücken 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 Zweibrücken Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPY / SOOA | 
| Airport Name: | Maripasoula Airport | 
| Location: | Maripasoula, French Guiana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°39'27"N by 54°2'13"W | 
| Area Served: | Maripasoula, French Guiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 377 feet (115 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MPY | 
| More Information: | MPY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQW / EDRZ | 
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| Location: | Zweibrücken, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'33"N by 7°24'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Zweibrücken, Germany | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZQW | 
| More Information: | ZQW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Maripasoula Airport (MPY):
- 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 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.
 - Maripasoula Airport (MPY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Maripasoula Airport (MPY) is Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NW of MPY.
 
Facts about Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW):
- In 2010 264,247 passengers used the airport, while 242,880 passengers used it in 2012.
 - The local bus route 226 connects the airport with Zweibrücken city centre including Zweibrücken station.
 - The furthest airport from Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zweibrücken Airport (meaning Zweibrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Zweibrücken Airport", another name for ZQW is "Flughafen Zweibrücken".
 - Zweibrücken Airport handled 220,740 passengers last year.
 - A twice per week service was also operated between Zweibrücken and Antalya by Sky Airlines until the airline ceased operations due to financial problems in 2013.
 - The closest airport to Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of ZQW.
 - Zweibrücken Airport can be reached via motorway A8 ) which leads to Saarbrücken and Luxembourg and from France directly via federal highway L700.
 - Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) currently has only 1 runway.
 
