Nonstop flight route between Gimli, Manitoba, Canada and Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada and Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,094 miles (or 6,588 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport and Münster Osnabrück International 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport and Münster Osnabrück International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGM / CYGM |
| Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport |
| Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGM |
| More Information: | YGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMO / EDDG |
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| Location: | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°8'9"N by 7°41'8"E |
| Area Served: | Münster and Osnabrück |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FMO |
| More Information: | FMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport, is a former military field located 2 nautical miles west of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.
- In 1983, the airport became famous when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsports Park.
- Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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.
- Three people were killed on August 27, 1992 when a NewCal Aviation turbine-modified de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou they were aboard crashed on the airfield during climb-out after a short take-off from the airport.
- The closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO):
- The airport has one modern passenger terminal building, which is divided into Terminal 1 for arrivals and Terminal 2 for departures.
- Because of Münster Osnabrück International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Münster Osnabrück 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.
- Despite many problems the project was completed on 30 June 1969, within a few days of the planned date.
- The closest airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of FMO.
- In addition to being known as "Münster Osnabrück International Airport", another name for FMO is "Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück".
- On 21 December 1966 the cities of Münster, Osnabrück, and Greven as well as the districts of Münster and Tecklenburg founded the Münster/Osnabrück Airport GmbH.
- The furthest airport from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,831 miles (19,040 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) currently has only 1 runway.
