Nonstop flight route between Sparti, Laconia, Greece and Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sparti Airport (SPJ), Sparti, Laconia, Greece and Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ), Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,147 miles (or 1,847 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 relatively short distance between Sparti Airport and Mainz Finthen Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPJ / LGSP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sparti, Laconia, Greece | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°58'26"N by 22°31'33"E | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SPJ | 
| More Information: | SPJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QMZ / EDFZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 | 
Facts about Sparti Airport (SPJ):
- Because of Sparti Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Sparti 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 Sparti Airport (SPJ) is Kalamata International Airport (KLX), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) WNW of SPJ.
- In addition to being known as "Sparti Airport", other names for SPJ include "Αεροδρόμιο Σπάρτης" and "Sparti Airport".
- Sparti Airport (SPJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sparti Airport (SPJ) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ):
- The airport was first opened in 1939 as a Luftwaffe military airfield.
- The airport has a commercial café and snack bar.
- With the end of the war, Ober Olm Airfield was closed on 20 June 1945.
- 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.
- Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) has 2 runways.
- 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 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 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".
- Since the withdrawal of the United States Army, the airfield has been operated by the Mainz Aviation Club beginning in 1994, and on 1 August 2008, turned over to a commercial airport operator.




