Nonstop flight route between Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada and Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY), Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,580 miles (or 5,762 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 Rouyn-Noranda 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 Rouyn-Noranda Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY):

• Because of Rouyn-Noranda Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Rouyn-Noranda 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 Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY) is Amos/Magny Airport (YEY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of YUY.
• Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,216 miles (18,051 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• 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.
• 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.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In 1973 the airport was expanded again to handle bigger aircraft.
• Authority over what was to become known as Beek airfield, was officially transferred to the Dutch government on 1 August 1945.
• 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.
• Because of the proximity to the new headquarters, the decision was made to create a temporary airfield between the towns of Beek, Geulle and Ulestraten.
• The international air traffic control area control centre for EUROCONTROL was built at the airport.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.