Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,760 miles (or 6,051 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 Portland International Jetport and Munich 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 Portland International Jetport and Munich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWM / KPWM |
Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- The airfield was founded in the late 1920s by Dr.
- Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.
- At the onset of 2009 international service resumed.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boston-Maine Airways had a monopoly on passenger air travel at Portland, which continued after the airline was renamed Northeast Airlines.
- In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
- In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- The terminal is operated by Terminal-2-Betriebsgesellschaft, which is owned by Flughafen München GmbH and Lufthansa.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- The pier, which is 980 m long, is equipped with 24 jet bridges.
- In June 2003, Terminal 2 was finished, housing Star Alliance partners exclusively.
- The Munich Airport Centre is a shopping, business and recreation area that connects the two terminals.
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- Terminal 2 has two main departure level, 04 and 05 and additional bus gates on the lower level 03.
- The airport is named after Franz Josef Strauß, who played a prominent, albeit sometimes controversial role in politics of the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until his death in 1988.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- 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.