Nonstop flight route between Zaragoza, Spain and Miami, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), Zaragoza, Spain and Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,525 miles (or 7,283 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 Zaragoza Airport and Miami 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 Zaragoza Airport and Miami International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ):

• The furthest airport from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Zaragoza Airport (meaning Zaragoza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Zaragoza Airport", another name for ZAZ is "Aeropuerto de Zaragoza".
• The closest airport to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NE of ZAZ.
• Zaragoza was one of three major USAF Cold War airbases in Spain, the others being Torrejón Air Base near Madrid and Morón Air Base near Seville.
• Because of Zaragoza Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaragoza 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 construction work on Zaragoza Airport began in September 1954 with the enlargement and improvement of the existing Spanish Air Force Base located there.
• In addition to serving as a commercial airport, Zaragoza is the home of the Spanish Air Force 15th Group.

Facts about Miami International Airport (MIA):

• The main terminal at MIA dates back to 1959, with several new additions.
• The furthest airport from Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The North Terminal construction began in 1998 and was slated for completion in 2005, but was delayed several times due to cost overruns.
• After Frank Borman became president of Eastern in 1975 he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center in New York City to a campus next to MIA.
• Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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 Central Terminal consists of Concourses E, F, and G.
• Miami International Airport, also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area.
• In 2011 the airport ranked first in the United States by percentage of international flights and second by volume of international passengers, behind only New York–JFK.
• The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.
• Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
• Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.