Nonstop flight route between Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Ambilobe, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Ambilobe Airport (AMB), Ambilobe, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,016 miles (or 8,073 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 Ambilobe 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 Ambilobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QMZ / EDFZ |
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Location: | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'8"N by 8°8'47"E |
Area Served: | Mainz, Germany |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from QMZ |
More Information: | QMZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMB / FMNE |
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Location: | Ambilobe, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'17"S by 48°59'16"E |
Area Served: | Ambilobe, Madagascar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMB |
More Information: | AMB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ):
- 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.
- Once repaired, the Ninth Air Force 10th Reconnaissance Group moved in, with photo-reconnaissance P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang aircraft to provide forward tactical reconnaissance to Army ground units moving into central Germany.
- 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 addition to being known as "Mainz Finthen Airport", other names for QMZ include "Flugplatz Mainz-Finthen" and "Advanced Landing Ground Y-64".
- In the course of the war of the United States against Libya in 1986/87, the area was cordoned off because of the increased need for security fencing and militarily.
- From Ober-Olm JG 52 and 76 were involved in the air fighting during the Battle of France, both units moving west along with the advancing German forces.
- The airport has numerous World War II relics, the largest being the wartime German hangar.
- Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport serves the general aviation community, with no commercial airline service available.
- Originally named Fliegerhorst Ober-Olm, the airfield was built as a Luftwaffe military airfield, which opened in 1939.
Facts about Ambilobe Airport (AMB):
- Ambilobe Airport (AMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ambilobe Airport", another name for AMB is "Ambilobe".
- Because of Ambilobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambilobe 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 Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Ambanja Airport (IVA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of AMB.
- The furthest airport from Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.