Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Zürich, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI), Warsaw, Poland and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 638 miles (or 1,026 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 relatively short distance between Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport and Zurich Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMI / EPMO |
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Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'3"N by 20°39'6"E |
Area Served: | Warsaw, Poland |
Operator/Owner: | Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin Sp. z o.o. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMI |
More Information: | WMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
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Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E |
Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZRH |
More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info |
Facts about Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI):
- Because of Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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.
- Originally designed for military use in the Second Polish Republic in 1937, it was not opened by Polish authorities.
- The closest airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of WMI.
- On 22 December 2012 it was announced that the runway at the airport would be closed to larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 indefinitely for safety reasons.
- Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport handled 344,476 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A new 5 km rail spur branching off from the existing Warsaw–Gdynia line will be built with an underground station at the airport, theoretically providing a 30-minute commute to Warsaw centre.
- Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport", another name for WMI is "Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa–Modlin".
- On 19 September 2013 the Category I Instrument Landing System was officially ready for use.
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- The ground-side terminal complex comprises several buildings, and includes several airline check-in areas, a shopping mall, a railway station, car parks, and a bus and tram terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- Swiss International Air Lines has an office on the property of Zurich Airport and in Kloten, consisting of the Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie buildings.Swiss World Cargo has its head office in the Alpha and Bravo buildings.Swiss Private Aviation has its head office in the Swiss complex.Swiss European Air Lines and Swiss AviationTraining, subsidiaries of Swiss, are also headquartered on the airport property.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
- In front of the terminal is a regional bus station and the airport stop of the Stadtbahn Glattal, a light rail system.
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport was again submitted and approved for renovation in 1970, and Terminal B was completed in 1971.