Nonstop flight route between Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia and Besalampy, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maupiti Airport (MAU), Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia and Besalampy Airport (BPY), Besalampy, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,877 miles (or 15,896 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 Maupiti Airport and Besalampy 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 Maupiti Airport and Besalampy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAU / NTTP |
Airport Name: | Maupiti Airport |
Location: | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°25'35"S by 152°14'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAU |
More Information: | MAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPY / FMNQ |
Airport Name: | Besalampy Airport |
Location: | Besalampy, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'38"S by 44°29'2"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BPY |
More Information: | BPY Maps & Info |
Facts about Maupiti Airport (MAU):
- Because of Maupiti Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Maupiti 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.
- Maupiti Airport (MAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maupiti Airport (MAU) is Bora Bora Airport (BOB), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) E of MAU.
- The furthest airport from Maupiti Airport (MAU) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Maupiti Airport (meaning Maupiti Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,631 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
Facts about Besalampy Airport (BPY):
- The furthest airport from Besalampy Airport (BPY) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,139 miles (17,927 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Besalampy Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Besalampy 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 Besalampy Airport (BPY) is Tambohorano Airport (WTA), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) SSW of BPY.