Nonstop flight route between Hulhulé Island, Maldives and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE), Hulhulé Island, Maldives and St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,747 miles (or 14,076 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 St. Catharines/Niagara District 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 St. Catharines/Niagara District 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: | YCM / CYSN |
Airport Name: | St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport |
Location: | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°11'30"N by 79°10'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | Niagara District Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 321 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCM |
More Information: | YCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE):
- The closest airport to Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) is Villa International Airport (VAM), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of MLE.
- In addition to being known as "Ibrahim Nasir International Airport", another name for MLE is "އިބްރާހިމް ނާސިރު ބައިނަލްއަޤުވާމީ ވައިގެބަނދަރު".
- The agreement signed between the Maldives government and GMR Group included the upgrading and renovation of the airport up to the standard of a global airport by the year 2014.
- 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.
- In May 1964 the government and the people of Malé worked together to construct a new asphalt runway.
- As the airport started hosting frequent and numerous flights, the need for a corporate entity to manage the airport was realised.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- When the tourism industry in the Maldives began in 1972, the country was in need of an international standard airport to transport tourists to the resort islands.
- Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM):
- The furthest airport from St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,437 miles (18,406 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) has 3 runways.
- The Southern Ontario Gliding Centre of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets utilize the airport for spring and fall familiarization flights for the cadets.
- The closest airport to St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of YCM.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- By arrangement of a grant by the City of St.
- Because of St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport's relatively low elevation of 321 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Catharines/Niagara District 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.