Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Mannheim, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°28'20"N by 8°30'51"E)
Distance from SXM to MHG:
4,457.95 miles (7,174.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Mannheim City Airport (MHG), Mannheim, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,458 miles (or 7,174 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Mannheim City 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Mannheim City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
| Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
| Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
| More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHG / EDFM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°28'20"N by 8°30'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Rhein-Neckar Flugplatz GmbH |
| Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHG |
| More Information: | MHG Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- Runway 10/28 was renumbered from 09/27 in late 2008.
- PJIA is equipped with VOR/DME and NDB.
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana 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.
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phase I was a short-term program in order to upgrade existing facilities and improve the level of service at various points.
- Arriving aircraft approach the island on the last section of the final approach for Runway 10, following a 3° glide slope flying low over the famous Maho Beach.
Facts about Mannheim City Airport (MHG):
- Because of Mannheim City Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Mannheim City 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 furthest airport from Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of MHG.
- In addition to being known as "Mannheim City Airport", another name for MHG is "City-Airport Mannheim".
- Mannheim City Airport (MHG) has 2 runways.
- Up until that time, a provisional container building had been used as the terminal, but new facilities opened in 1998.
- Close to the current terminal, there are parts of the former terminal building, including the old tower, now used as a popular restaurant and biergarten.
- In 1986, DRF installed an helicopter air rescue center at MHG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe |     |
| 2 | 11.87 miles (19.11 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 19.83 miles (31.92 km) ESE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) SSW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.58 miles (62.08 km) SSE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) SSE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) ESE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) WNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 105.36 miles (169.55 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 106.85 miles (171.96 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) SE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) WSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) W | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,239.58 miles (19,697.64 km) SW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,218.93 miles (19,664.41 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,171.40 miles (19,587.93 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,105.58 miles (19,482.00 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,094.71 miles (19,464.50 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,086.03 miles (19,450.53 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,074.69 miles (19,432.28 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,020.39 miles (19,344.89 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,988.82 miles (19,294.08 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,920.97 miles (19,184.89 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.54 miles (19,098.90 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.35 miles (47.23 km) W | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 2 | 38.03 miles (61.20 km) NNW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 38.83 miles (62.49 km) N | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 4 | 40.75 miles (65.58 km) NNW | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 5 | 41.00 miles (65.99 km) W | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 51.74 miles (83.27 km) SSW | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 7 | 53.33 miles (85.82 km) WSW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 56.34 miles (90.67 km) SSE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | 62.84 miles (101.13 km) SSE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 10 | 64.81 miles (104.30 km) WNW | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 11 | 65.70 miles (105.73 km) WSW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 12 | 66.14 miles (106.44 km) E | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 13 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) SSW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 14 | 77.86 miles (125.31 km) ENE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 15 | 82.35 miles (132.53 km) SSW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,980.22 miles (19,280.24 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,580.12 miles (18,636.35 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,573.77 miles (18,626.13 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,573.04 miles (18,624.95 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,567.93 miles (18,616.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,564.09 miles (18,610.55 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,558.53 miles (18,601.61 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,553.67 miles (18,593.79 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,553.11 miles (18,592.89 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,548.33 miles (18,585.19 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,545.67 miles (18,580.91 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,542.18 miles (18,575.30 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,540.42 miles (18,572.46 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,526.92 miles (18,550.73 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,507.15 miles (18,518.92 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |