Nonstop flight route between Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Atuona Airport (AUQ), Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,279 miles (or 14,934 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 Munich Airport and Atuona 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 Munich Airport and Atuona Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUC / EDDM |
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| Location: | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'14"N by 11°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Munich, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1487 feet (453 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUC |
| More Information: | MUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUQ / NTMN |
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| Location: | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°46'6"S by 139°0'47"W |
| Area Served: | Atuona, Hiva Oa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1481 feet (451 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUQ |
| More Information: | AUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- Terminal 2 commenced operation on 29 June 2003.
- The pier, which is 980 m long, is equipped with 24 jet bridges.
- The airport is named after Franz Josef Strauß, who played a prominent, albeit sometimes controversial role in politics of the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until his death in 1988.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- The Franz-Josef Strauss Airport has two parallel runways and one helipad.
- The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Atuona Airport (AUQ):
- The closest airport to Atuona Airport (AUQ) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is located 437 miles (703 kilometers) SSW of AUQ.
- In addition to being known as "Atuona Airport", another name for AUQ is "Hiva Oa Airport".
- Atuona Airport (AUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Atuona Airport (AUQ) is Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), which is nearly antipodal to Atuona Airport (meaning Atuona Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
