Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,052 miles (or 14,568 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 Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and DuPage 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 Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and DuPage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLE / VRMM |
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Location: | Hulhulé Island, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°11'30"N by 73°31'44"E |
Area Served: | Malé, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Maldives |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLE |
More Information: | MLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPA / KDPA |
Airport Name: | DuPage Airport |
Location: | West Chicago, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 759 feet (231 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from DPA |
More Information: | DPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt runway.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
- The furthest airport from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- More than 1200 employees from Maldives Airports Company Ltd will be transferred to GMR Malé International Airport Pvt.
- Because of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibrahim Nasir 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- However, planners learned a lesson from the plight of the beleaguered, land-locked Midway Airport.
- Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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 airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
- The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
- The furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the summer of 2012, runway 2R/20L was extended 1,343 feet to a total length of 6,443 feet.
- DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.