Nonstop flight route between Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Williston, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN), Williston, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,421 miles (or 7,114 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport and Sloulin Field International 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport and Sloulin Field International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• In 1992 the Belgian town of Tongeren became shareholder of the airport.
• 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.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• Because of the proximity to the new headquarters, the decision was made to create a temporary airfield between the towns of Beek, Geulle and Ulestraten.
• In 1973 the airport was expanded again to handle bigger aircraft.
• After the allied invasion of Normandy, the USAAF Ninth Air Force, specifically the IX Engineer Command, was tasked with constructing temporary airfields close to the advancing front.
• The late 1950s and early 1960s brought significant expansion in commercial operations at the airport.

Facts about Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN):

• ISN is mostly used for general aviation but is served by United Express, with three flights a day with service to Denver, and Delta Connection, with three flights a day with service to Minneapolis-St.
• Sloulin Field International Airport is a public use airport serving Williston, a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States.
• The furthest airport from Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,343 miles (16,646 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) is Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SW of ISN.
• Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) has 2 runways.