Nonstop flight route between Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,903 miles (or 6,281 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 Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier 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 Munich Airport and Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International 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: | YOW / CYOW |
Airport Name: | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport |
Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°19'20"N by 75°40'1"W |
Area Served: | Ottawa, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 374 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOW |
More Information: | YOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising and is named in memory of the former Bavarian Prime minister Franz Josef Strauss.
- The Munich Airport Centre is a shopping, business and recreation area that connects the two terminals.
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- Terminal 1 currently handles all flights from airlines that are not members of Star Alliance.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- Naming the airport by its full name "Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß" is fairly uncommon.
- 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.
- The airport commenced operation on 17 May 1992, when operations moved from the former site at Munich-Riem Airport, which was closed shortly before midnight on the day before.
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
Facts about Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW):
- Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) N of YOW.
- On July 1, 1990, a P-51 Mustang crashed on the Hylands Golf Course during the National Capital Airshow, killing the pilot, Harry Tope.
- The north field is still popular for general aviation, although only one of its runways, 04/22, is still in use.
- The furthest airport from Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,451 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International 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.
- On May 19, 1967, an Air Canada Douglas DC-8 on a training flight from Montreal crashed on approach to the Ottawa airport, killing all three crew members.
- During the 1950s, while the airport was still named Uplands and a joint-use civilian/military field, it was the busiest airport in Canada by takeoffs and landings, reaching a peak of 307,079 aircraft movements in 1959, nearly double its current traffic.
- Also in 2010, the airport was presented with three Airport Revenue News Best Airport Concessions Awards.