Nonstop flight route between Yangon, Myanmar and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yangon International Airport (RGN), Yangon, Myanmar and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,332 miles (or 8,581 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 Yangon International Airport and Maastricht Aachen 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 Yangon International Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Yangon International Airport (RGN):

• Because of Yangon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Yangon International 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.
• Yangon International Airport (RGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Yangon International Airport handled 3,100,000 passengers last year.
• In 2013, a contract worth $150 million to upgrade the Yangon Airport, to cope with the surging passengers and air traffic, was awarded to a consortium led by an affiliate of Asia World.
• The closest airport to Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Pathein Airport (BSX), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) W of RGN.
• The furthest airport from Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,882 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• During World War II, the airfield served as an operating base for fighter aircraft from the 3rd Squadron, 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• An ILS system, which allows landings in poor weather, was built in 1967, for runway 22 only.
• Because of Maastricht Aachen Airport's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Maastricht Aachen 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.
• After the allied invasion of Normandy, the USAAF Ninth Air Force, specifically the IX Engineer Command, was tasked with constructing temporary airfields close to the advancing front.
• In July 2004, a 100% share in the airport was acquired by OmDV, a consortium of airport investment company Omniport and the construction company Dura Vermeer, making it the first fully privatised airport in the Netherlands.
• The furthest airport from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MST.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.