Nonstop flight route between Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Grootfontein, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(48°21'14"N by 11°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E)
Distance from MUC to GFY:
4,711.61 miles (7,582.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,712 miles (or 7,583 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 Grootfontein 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 Grootfontein 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: | GFY / FYGF |
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| Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
| More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- Terminal 1 currently handles all flights from airlines that are not members of Star Alliance.
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- The terminal is operated by Terminal-2-Betriebsgesellschaft, which is owned by Flughafen München GmbH and Lufthansa.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- Terminal 1 is the older terminal and commenced operation when the airport was opened on 17 May 1992.
- In August 2007, the airport operator applied for a planning permission from the government of Upper Bavaria.
- 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.
- From 1939 to 1992, Munich was served by Munich-Riem Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.97 miles (41.80 km) WSW | Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany |     |
| 2 | 27.52 miles (44.30 km) NNW | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 3 | 39.51 miles (63.59 km) W | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 4 | 50.46 miles (81.21 km) NE | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 5 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) SE | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| 6 | 78.30 miles (126.01 km) SSW | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 7 | 85.37 miles (137.39 km) NNW | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 8 | 110.70 miles (178.15 km) E | Linz Airport (LNZ) | Linz, Austria | |
| 9 | 112.93 miles (181.74 km) N | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 115.22 miles (185.44 km) WSW | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 11 | 116.47 miles (187.44 km) NNE | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | 117.62 miles (189.30 km) SW | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 13 | 119.22 miles (191.86 km) WSW | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 119.61 miles (192.50 km) WNW | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 15 | 119.79 miles (192.79 km) NW | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,932.66 miles (19,203.71 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,496.31 miles (18,501.48 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,476.73 miles (18,469.96 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,476.67 miles (18,469.87 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,476.40 miles (18,469.43 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,467.17 miles (18,454.58 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,467.03 miles (18,454.36 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,466.81 miles (18,454.00 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,455.45 miles (18,435.72 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,444.75 miles (18,418.49 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,434.82 miles (18,402.51 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,430.93 miles (18,396.26 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,427.19 miles (18,390.23 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,420.18 miles (18,378.96 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,412.02 miles (18,365.82 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.45 miles (185.80 km) WNW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 2 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 3 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) SSW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 206.00 miles (331.52 km) ENE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 5 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) SSE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 218.56 miles (351.74 km) SSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 7 | 270.41 miles (435.18 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) NW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) NNE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 11 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) SW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 12 | 346.07 miles (556.94 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 13 | 382.45 miles (615.49 km) SE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 419.02 miles (674.34 km) ENE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 15 | 423.06 miles (680.84 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,221.77 miles (19,668.98 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,220.61 miles (19,667.12 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.78 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,197.88 miles (19,630.53 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,163.63 miles (19,575.42 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,162.35 miles (19,573.36 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,156.50 miles (19,563.94 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,109.14 miles (19,487.72 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,107.08 miles (19,484.40 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,100.36 miles (19,473.59 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,072.55 miles (19,428.84 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,057.27 miles (19,404.24 km) W | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |