Nonstop flight route between Valparaiso, Indiana, United States and Mönchengladbach, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ), Valparaiso, Indiana, United States and Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL), Mönchengladbach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,203 miles (or 6,764 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 Porter County Regional Airport and Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach 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 Porter County Regional Airport and Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VPZ / KVPZ |
Airport Name: | Porter County Regional Airport |
Location: | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°27'14"N by 87°0'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | Porter County Municipal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VPZ |
More Information: | VPZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGL / EDLN |
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Location: | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°13'49"N by 6°30'15"E |
Area Served: | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Düsseldorf Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGL |
More Information: | MGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ):
- Because of Porter County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at Porter County Regional 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.
- Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) is La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ENE of VPZ.
- The furthest airport from Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,126 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL):
- The furthest airport from Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport", another name for MGL is "Verkehrslandeplatz Mönchengladbach".
- Because of Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach 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 British Army of the Rhine undertook an exercise in 1955, in accord with the then NATO-Strategy of quick reaction.
- The closest airport to Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MGL.
- Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) currently has only 1 runway.