Nonstop flight route between Palanga, Lithuania and Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from PLQ to MTC:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PLQ Airport Information
- MTC Airport Information
- Facts about PLQ
- Facts about MTC
- Map of Nearest Airports to PLQ
- List of Nearest Airports to PLQ
- Map of Furthest Airports from PLQ
- List of Furthest Airports from PLQ
- Map of Nearest Airports to MTC
- List of Nearest Airports to MTC
- Map of Furthest Airports from MTC
- List of Furthest Airports from MTC
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palanga Airport (PLQ), Palanga, Lithuania and Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,318 miles (or 6,948 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 Palanga Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard 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 Palanga Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLQ / EYPA |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Palanga, Lithuania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°58'23"N by 21°5'38"E |
| Area Served: | Palanga, Lithuania |
| Operator/Owner: | Lithuanian state |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLQ |
| More Information: | PLQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTC / KMTC |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°36'29"N by 82°50'8"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTC |
| More Information: | MTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Palanga Airport (PLQ):
- Since 1993, the number of passengers passing through the airport has been increasing annually.
- The closest airport to Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of PLQ.
- The furthest airport from Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Palanga Airport", another name for PLQ is "Palangos oro uostas".
- Palanga Airport (PLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
- Because of Palanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Palanga 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):
- On 29 October 1969, the Secretary of Defense announced Project 703, a program calling for a reduction of military forces as a result of budgetary cuts.
- The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.
- Selfridge Air National Guard Base is named after 1st Lieutenant Thomas E.
- The 477th Composite Group was formed at Selfridge on 15 January 1944 to train Tuskegee Airmen with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and North American B-25 Mitchell bombers.
- In 1925, planes equipped with ice skids left Selfridge for Camp Skeel in Oscoda, Michigan to determine the usefulness of airplanes in harsh winter.
- The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 1918 Armistice with Germany ended World War I.
- In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
