Nonstop flight route between Mersa Matruh, Egypt and Concord, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH), Mersa Matruh, Egypt and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,255 miles (or 11,675 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 Mersa Matruh Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base, 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 Mersa Matruh Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH):

• The furthest airport from Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,816 miles (19,016 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) is Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) E of MUH.
• In addition to being known as "Mersa Matruh Airport", another name for MUH is "مطار مرسى مطروح".
• Because of Mersa Matruh Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Mersa Matruh 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.

Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):

• Buchanan Field does not have scheduled passenger flights.
• Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
• On December 21, 2006, at about 1900 Zulu, a Piper Malibu crashed while flying the LDA approach into CCR.
• Commuter airline flights to San Francisco International Airport with small prop aircraft started in 1969, but were gone by 1980.
• The closest airport to Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
• Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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.
• In 1942 Contra Costa County, California purchased land for an airport in Central County for $88,000.
• The furthest airport from Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.