Nonstop flight route between Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Mahajanga, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Amborovy Airport (MJN), Mahajanga, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,261 miles (or 14,904 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 Huntsville International Airport and Amborovy 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 Huntsville International Airport and Amborovy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSV / KHSV |
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Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W |
Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSV |
More Information: | HSV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJN / FMNM |
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Location: | Mahajanga, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°40'0"S by 46°21'6"E |
Area Served: | Mahajanga, Madagascar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJN |
More Information: | MJN Maps & Info |
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- In June 1967 Eastern Airlines introduced "The Space Corridor" linking Huntsville with aerospace centers in St.
- The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
- The airport's "Fly Huntsville" jingle encourages passengers to depart from Huntsville instead of driving to Birmingham or Nashville.
- The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
- Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville 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.
- By the end of 1985 Huntsville had no nonstop flights beyond DFW, MEM, Knoxville and ATL.
Facts about Amborovy Airport (MJN):
- Amborovy Airport (MJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Amborovy Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Amborovy 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 Amborovy Airport (MJN) is Soalala Airport (DWB), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) WSW of MJN.
- The furthest airport from Amborovy Airport (MJN) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,002 miles (17,705 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Amborovy Airport", another name for MJN is "Philibert Tsiranana Airport".