Nonstop flight route between Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Aripuanã Airport (AIR), Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,800 miles (or 9,334 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 Mainz Finthen Airport and Aripuanã 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 Mainz Finthen Airport and Aripuanã Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ):

• The furthest airport from Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,959 miles (19,246 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Mainz Finthen Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Mainz Finthen 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 airfield was taken by elements of the XII Corps, 90th Division, of the Third United States Army under the command of General George S.
• In 70's and 80's the airport host some car race.
• The airport was first opened in 1939 as a Luftwaffe military airfield.
• As part of their commitment to NATO, United States Army forces returned to the Mainz area, and took over the airfield, which was renamed Finthen Army Airfield.
• The closest airport to Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) is Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of QMZ.
• Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) has 2 runways.
• After the combat in France ended, Ober-Olm became a "Defense of the Reich" airfield, with numerous night fighter units moving in and out until the spring of 1945.
• In addition to being known as "Mainz Finthen Airport", other names for QMZ include "Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen" and "Advanced Landing Ground Y-64".

Facts about Aripuanã Airport (AIR):

• Aripuanã Airport (AIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Aripuanã.
• In addition to being known as "Aripuanã Airport", other names for AIR include "Aeroporto de Aripuanã" and "SWRP".
• The furthest airport from Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Aripuanã Airport (meaning Aripuanã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
• Because of Aripuanã Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Aripuanã 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 airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• The closest airport to Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) E of AIR.