Nonstop flight route between Nuremberg, Germany and Quepos, Costa Rica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany and Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP), Quepos, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,955 miles (or 9,583 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 Nuremberg Airport and Quepos La Managua 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 Nuremberg Airport and Quepos La Managua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• Nuremberg Airport also serves as a center for the air rescue services Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V and HDM Flugservice who are operating a rescue helicopter and an intensive care helicopter, respectively.
• The runway 10/28 is 2,700 by 45 m.
• The apron is 246,845 m2 in space and provides parking positions for 37 planes.
• The Deutsche Flugsicherung, who is in charge of air traffic control for Germany, moved into the 48-meter high tower in November 1998.
• Nuremberg is also the economic and service metropolis of Northern Bavaria with approximately 150.000 companies and enterprises taking advantage of the locality of Nuremberg as a traffic junction of highways and railroads.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2005, Nuremberg Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary with 45,000 visitors.
• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".

Facts about Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP):

• The furthest airport from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Quepos La Managua Airport (meaning Quepos La Managua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Quepos La Managua Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Quepos La Managua 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 closest airport to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) N of XQP.