Nonstop flight route between Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Pecos, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives and Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,132 miles (or 16,305 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Pecos Municipal 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 Kadhdhoo Airport and Pecos Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO):

• Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Because of Kadhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Kadhdhoo 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kadhdhoo Airport", another name for KDO is "ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
• Kadhdhoo Airport in a glance.
• The project was implemented totally using local expertise, and though it was initiated under the Government’s budget alone, additional financial assistance was received from outside, notably from the United Nations Development Program, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ Fund.
• The closest airport to Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Thimarafushi Airport (TMF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NW of KDO.

Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):

• At its peak, on April 30, 1944, the field numbered 4,304 people, including 482 officers, 972 cadets and student officers, 2,218 enlisted personnel, and 604 civilian employees, of which 25 were WASPs.
• Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
• Pecos Municipal Airport covers 771 acres at an elevation of 2,613 feet.
• The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Trans-Texas airline flights ended in 1963.
• The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.