Nonstop flight route between Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica and Reykjavík, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica and Reykjavík Airport (RKV), Reykjavík, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,836 miles (or 6,173 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 Melville Hall Airport and Reykjavík 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 Melville Hall Airport and Reykjavík Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W |
Area Served: | Roseau |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKV / BIRK |
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Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°7'47"N by 21°56'26"W |
Area Served: | Reykjavík |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKV |
More Information: | RKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport houses the Dominica Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
- The Melville Hall area was chosen as the site for Dominica's main airport in 1944, for it was the only place on the island with extensive flat land.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
Facts about Reykjavík Airport (RKV):
- The closest airport to Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Keflavík International Airport (KEF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of RKV.
- Reykjavík Airport handled 430,316 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Reykjavík Airport", other names for RKV include "Reykjavík Domestic Airport" and "Reykjavíkurflugvöllur".
- The city has grown around the airport and it is now located in the western part of the city.
- Reykjavík Airport (RKV) has 3 runways.
- The first flight from the airport area was 3 September 1919, with the takeoff of an Avro 504, the first aeroplane in Iceland.
- The furthest airport from Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 27 December 1980, Douglas C-47B N54605 of Visionair International was damaged beyond repair in a storm at Reykjavik Airport.
- Because of Reykjavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Reykjavík 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.